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Take a Look Inside the Haunted Museum, Nottingham's Spookiest Spot

The fear of ghosts and other supernatural creatures, known as phasmophobia, can conjure up a mixture of feelings. For some,...

Overheard in Notts

27 June 22

What do salsa, Hitler, Jamiroquai and eye patches have in common? They're all in this month's Overheard in Notts, of course...

We Hear All About Newark Book Festival, the Event Aiming to Celebrate Nottinghamshire’s Literary Community

26 June 22

Fancy a crime writing workshop? A heritage walk? Perhaps a story told on a riverboat? Well then you’re in luck, because Newark Book Festival has all that and more. Now in its sixth year, the festival is on a mission to celebrate Nottingham’s literary community and the local area. We catch up with Artistic Director Sara Bullimore to find out what’s in store…

40 Years Later: The Thing

24 June 22

John Carpenter's masterpiece remains one of the greatest horrors of all time, despite its dated visuals...

Food Review: Prickly Pear

24 June 22

Lizzy O'Riordan headed down to the Mansfield Road meat-free eatery to find out what all the fuss is about...

What Is the Uncanny Valley? We Talk to an Expert to Find Out About This Weird Sensation

23 June 22

Scared of clowns? China dolls send shivers down your spine? You might be experiencing the uncanny valley - that eerie feeling that comes from seeing not-quite-human figures. Confounding researchers, no one quite knows why the phenomenon exists, but Nottingham Trent University professor Andrew Dunn thinks it might be something to do with our categorical operating system. If you fancy knowing what exactly that means, then keep on reading as we dive into the uncanny, the pleasure in being unsettled, and the oddness of The Polar Express…

Film Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

22 June 22

An unabashed, laugh-out-loud voyage into the realms of sexual liberation and self-acceptance - this is a film built to shatter repressed, awkward Britain...

We Chat to Notts Artist Angelo Murphy About His Fascinating Oil Paintings and Winning an Amateur Jackson’s Prize

22 June 22

Nottingham-based artist Angelo Murphy has a special way of capturing the mundane and making it beautiful. His still life pieces are reminiscent of Baroque paintings from the seventeenth century, only he’ll throw in a tin of golden syrup to remind us that this is, in fact, the 21st. The soft colours in his oil paints draw your eyes in, giving you a hazy sense of serenity, and his stunning piece Citrus with Blue Paper has just won the Amateur Jackson’s Painting Prize. We caught up with him to hear about his creative journey so far… 

Film Review: Spiderhead

21 June 22

Based on the 2015 short story by George Saunders, the Netflix film Spiderhead is a pillow-fisted disappointment...

Nadia on... the Politics of Fear

21 June 22

Regular columnist and Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome digs down into the politics of fear...

We Took a Trip to 200 Degrees’ New Milton Street Store - Here’s What We Thought

20 June 22

200 Degrees is one of Nottingham's most successful businesses - rapidly becoming big players in the coffee scene. We took a trip to their new store opposite Victoria Centre to see what all the fuss is about... 

We Hear All About How the Middle Street Resource Centre Is Celebrating Its Fiftieth Anniversary With an Exciting New Project

20 June 22

For the past fifty years, Middle Street Resource Centre has been a source of help and advice for Nottingham residents, providing a variety of support groups and volunteering opportunities to promote mental health wellbeing. To celebrate this golden landmark, researchers from Nottingham Trent University will work with past and present service users, staff, volunteers, peer support groups and local residents to record and document stories and experiences. Leading the project is Dr Verusca Calabria who tells us more…

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

19 June 22

Nirvana meets Elvis, feminist zines and the Sherwood art week. This week has it all. 

Discover How Sauce Shop Went From Selling Bottles at West Bridgford Farmers’ Market to Stocking the Shelves of Sainsbury’s

18 June 22

From selling twenty bottles in a gazebo at West Bridgford Farmers’ Market to being stocked on the shelves of Sainsbury’s and Morrisons up and down the country, the last eight years have been a pretty wild ride for Sauce Shop. But the Notts-based purveyors of artisanal sauces are never one to rest on their laurels, this could just be the beginning of their success story, as co-founder Pam Digva tells us…

The Thompsons on Whitesnake, Jubilee Parties and Obi Wan-Kenobi

17 June 22

Featuring eighties hair metal, Jubilee celebrations and a true hatred of Star Wars...

Theatre Review: Derren Brown

15 June 22

The multi-award winning master of mind control and illusion, Derren Brown is back in Nottingham with Showman, his first new live show for six years…

Our Young Writer Investigates as the First Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly Approaches

15 June 22

Citizens assemblies are a way of addressing thorny issues participatively, through an educational and democratic process that involves affected communities in shaping political responses. Nottingham Climate Assembly was formed to host such initiatives around climate change and environment issues; this July they launch their Lottery Heritage-funded Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly for 15-18 year olds (though young people up to age 25 can help out). Twenty-year-old writer Emily Giddings finds out more about our city’s first ever citizen’s assembly.

We Talk to Entrepreneurs on Overcoming Business Fears at Notts Libraries’ BIPC Mansfield launch

15 June 22

Do you have a burning business idea, but lack the confidence to take the leap? Starting out can seem daunting with so much to consider, but just having a knowledgeable sort who you can bounce off can give you the boost you need. Nottinghamshire Libraries Business & IP Centres (BIPC) are there to help with free support and resources.

The Loneliest Fear Of All: Graham Caveney Talks His New Book On Agoraphobia

15 June 22

Still recovering from a Government-ordered lockdown, it’s no surprise that agoraphobia has been on our minds more than ever before, especially with so many of us being nervous to leave the house. But even with the additional press, the phobia is still a widely misrepresented one, not even fully understood by those experiencing it. In the hopes of learning more, our writer Lizzy O’Riordan read Nottingham author Graham Caveney’s new book On Agoraphobia, and chatted with him about feelings of loneliness, the history of the disorder, and how literature’s agoraphobics acted as his ‘salvation’...

Tired of Fashion Overconsumption? A Clothes Swap Might Be The Answer

14 June 22

There’s been no getting away from discussions on how the world of fast fashion is taking its toll on the world’s resources. However, clothes swap events are hoping to make a change by providing people with a chance to get their hands on great pieces in a more environmentally-friendly way - and Nottingham’s Big Swap Events have become leaders on the sustainability front here at home. Our Fashion Editor, Addie Kenogbon, was invited to review their latest event at Nonsuch Studios, and to find out if one person’s trash can really be another’s treasure…

Film Review: Luzzu

13 June 22

A fisherman casts his rod into the black market in this striking Maltese drama…

5 of the Most Fun Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Warhammer, Nottingham Craft Beer Festival and More

13 June 22

Mountain tours, mini-figure battles and magazine-making are all on the agenda this week...

Review: Sax and Sopranos with the Hallé

12 June 22

The Hallé Orchestra at the Royal Concert Hall

Rapper, Poet and Podcaster. Jah Digga Is A Major Player In the Nottingham Creative Scene

12 June 22

Few Notts artists have made the sort of impact Jah Digga has over the past decade. The rapper, spoken word performer and podcaster is involved with countless creative projects, from working with schools and youth groups to help combat knife crime to recording the No Blacks, No Irish podcast with co-host Derry Shillitto, he’s just about seen and done it all. We caught up with him fresh off the back of Poetz off the Endz, an evening he curated and hosted as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival, to talk about the importance of sharing a positive message, overcoming fear and what his own priorities are moving forward…

Review: Detonate Festival 2022

11 June 22

Nottingham’s outdoor electronic music festival Detonate returned last weekend to the grounds of Colwick Park bringing some of the biggest names in electronic music right now…
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