Culture
Portsmouth Caption Challenge #2
Round 2 of our caption competition comes from local resident Peter McIver, who provided us with captions for 3 of our favourite images here on S&C. “Does my bum look big in this? Let me [… read more ]
Month: April 2016
Reviews
Gig Review: The Cat Empire at Portsmouth Pyramids
By Claire Willcox For those not yet in the know, Melbourne’s The Cat Empire seamlessly blend a range of musical genres – reggae, turntablism, jazz, Latin American and ska – into an ear-pleasing, dance-inducing, mash-up. They [… read more ]
Politics
Dear Jeremy Corbyn
I am writing to seek your advice about the upcoming council elections. I am a proud socialist and one of the 251,417 people who voted you in as leader of the Labour Party last August. [… read more ]
Social Issues
A Digital Revolution In Sex Education?
Jessica Pratt asks how technology might improve the dismal state of sex education both locally and nationally. I like sex – learning about it that is. Alfred Kinsey and his spectrum for measuring the range of human sexuality. [… read more ]
History
Tim Backhouse: Portsmouth’s Own Historian
Tim Backhouse was a tireless chronicler of Portsmouth history until his untimely death last summer. Before S&C begins a season sharing his wonderfully unique work, Tim’s friend John Sadden offers this heartfelt tribute to the man and his achievements. [… read more ]
Fiction
The Siege of Somerstown Part I
The Siege of Somerstown: Being a Portion of the Records of a General of the Fifth Hants Involuntary Air Rifles Concerning an Infantry Sortie on Behalf of the Crown and Portsmouth City Council’s Department of [… read more ]
News
Hacked by Virus Iraq: A Local Story of International Cybercrime
Star & Crescent was hacked for the second time in our short history over the Easter weekend. Here, Editors in Chief Tom Sykes and Sarah Cheverton reflect on the experience. We receive a Facebook message [… read more ]