Star & Crescent has been awarded Nesta funding and a place on a new action research project for hyperlocal news sites in the UK. ‘Hyperlocals’ are defined as news media (online or in print) that [… read more ]
Tess Foley reviews a recent performance by alternative comedian, Alexei Sayle at Winchester Discovery Centre on 11th March 2015. ‘Who is that fat bastard?’. It was the rude word that made me pay attention it’s [… read more ]
Tom Sykes reviews the true story of fellow journalist Christine Lord’s terrifying and tragic ordeal, the loss of her son Andrew, diagnosed with variant CJD, or human BSE. Losing a child is every mother’s worst [… read more ]
Locally-based author and journalist Tom Sykes first became interested in African culture, literature and politics while growing up on Hayling Island and in Portsmouth. Twenty years on, he is about to realise a dream by [… read more ]
Daniel Malice enjoys feeling a little out of place as he heads along to review Rae Morris at the Wedgewood Rooms. It’s 8 o’clock pm, 11th February 2015. I’m on my way to the Wedgewood [… read more ]
Christine Lawrence journeys to North End and discovers a compelling and powerful autobiography from local author, Steven George. It’s a wet January morning, I’m sat in Café Nut in North End, planning to write about [… read more ]
Southsea-based novelist William Sutton reports on the most writer-friendly eateries in Portsmouth. “Are there any Southsea cafes good for writing in?” asked a post on Portsmouth Writers Hub Facebook page. I was astonished by the [… read more ]
Daniel Malice reviews Snowpiercer a little-seen, must-see sci-fi classic of world cinema. John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans, and Jamie Bell are among the last people left alive on Earth, which has become a frozen wasteland [… read more ]
Michael Smith gives us a student’s eye view of a music festival that has become a Southsea institution. I have four objectives today. The first is to see Honeyblood, a female duo of guitar and drums specialising [… read more ]
Rosy Moorhead talks to Mark Thomas about his new show, Bravo Figaro, which played at Fareham’s Ashcroft Arts Centre on 24th January 2015. Mark Thomas’ dad was a difficult man. A ‘grumpy bastard’ is actually [… read more ]
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