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Homophobia, an Un-Washable Stain on English Football

Rory Yeates Riddoch takes a look at the history of homophobia in English football, and what is being done to tackle the systemic issue.

In Defence of Historical Inaccuracy in Film

Rory Yeates Riddoch discusses how important historical accuracy in film is, and why creative vision should always come first.

One Day, One Album: July Edition

July 1: 13 - Blur With a surprise Blur gig coming up the next week, I started the month diving into an album with some of my favourite of...

One Day, One Album: June Edition

June 1: Whitney - Whitney Houston Whitney 'The Voice' Houston's sophomore album, Whitney, has a sound that is quintessentially 80s. The...

A Lonely Haunted House - Horror in the Gen Z Era

Rory Yeates Riddoch explores how Gen Z's fears and anxieties have started to mould a new wave of horror movies.

One Day, One Album: May Edition

May 1: Cosmic Thing - The B-52's I kicked things off with an absolute fever dream of a listening experience with The B-52's Cosmic Thing....

One Day, One Album: April Edition

April 1: MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE... - Easy Life I kicked things off with Leicester's coolest alternative band, Easy Life, and their...

One Day, One Album: March Edition

March 1: Made in Lagos - Wizkid I started the month with Afrobeat superstar Wizkid's homage to his home city. A genre that in the past...

Deepfaking It: A Normalisation We Must Reject

Rory Yeates Riddoch looks into deepfakes, and how their mainstream normalisation could have sinister consequences.

One Day, One Album: February Edition

This February, we saw the Ukraine-Russia war reach its one-year anniversary, Nicola Sturgeon make a surprise decision to step down as...

One Day, One Album: January Edition

We live in the age of the playlist. Since the introduction of streaming services, there has been a shifting focus away from the craft of...

The Rise and Fall of Exploitation-Reality TV

Rory Yeates Riddoch discusses what he dubs 'exploitation-reality TV', and the damage it has caused over the past few decades.

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