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Inside Art of Football’s Mission to Make the Beautiful Game a Source of Community, Identity and Celebration
Fri 22 Jul 2022Just a couple of avenues up from the LeftLion offices sits Art of Football, a Sneinton-based arts and fashion brand that centres around - you guessed it - football. They’ve seen their bucket hats on Ian Wright’s head, they’ve collaborated with Umbro, and they’re still only just getting started. We chat to Director Luke Cuthbert about immortalising people’s memories, the importance of community, and their plans for the future…
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We Sit Down With the Organisers of Nottinghamshire Pride 2022 to Discuss What People Can Expect
Fri 22 Jul 2022Craig Martin, co-chair of Nottinghamshire Pride, chats to us about the exciting plans for this year's celebrations...
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Meet the Nottingham Lions, the LGBT+ Football Club Aiming to Make the Sport a Safe Space for All
Thu 21 Jul 2022Founded over sixteen years ago, the Nottingham Lions have been trailblazers in our city’s sporting scene ever since - with the LGBT+ friendly football club bringing together people of all abilities and walks of life to enjoy the beautiful game. We sit down with Robbie Jacques, the club’s Social Media and Commercial Officer, to hear all about their story so far, and explore how the world of football can become a more inclusive, tolerant place…
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10 Years Later: The Dark Knight Rises
Wed 20 Jul 2022The finale of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is now ten years old and, even though it doesn't live up to its predecessor, it's still one of top superhero films that Warner Bros has put out…
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Film Review: Where the Crawdads Sing
Wed 20 Jul 2022The book has sold millions of copies, but is the film adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing worthy of attracting millions of audience members? Maybe not, but it gives it a good old go nonetheless...
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Preview: Splendour Festival 2022
Wed 20 Jul 2022Offering a bumper two-day event, one of Nottingham's biggest music festivals returns in style...
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Theatre Review: Waitress at Royal Concert Hall
Tue 19 Jul 2022It’s difficult not to think of the obvious comparison – this musical is as sweet as the copious amounts of sugar that sprinkle the stage by the final bow...
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We Hear About How Nottingham’s Footfalls and Heartbeats Are Using Knitwear to Revolutionise the Sports Performance Industry
Tue 19 Jul 2022When you hear the word knitting, you may be forgiven for picturing your nan painstakingly putting together a brightly-coloured, itchy jumper. However, one Nottingham textile company is on a mission to change all that with their revolutionary smart textiles, which use sensors knitted within the fabric to monitor health and wellbeing without the need for wires. Addie Kenogbon caught up with Footfalls & Heartbeats founder Simon McMaster to find out how these innovative textiles could hold the key to changing the game for sports performance tracking…
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Big City Book Review: Lize Meddings' 'The Sad Ghost Club'
Tue 19 Jul 2022Interested in getting your hands on four free books? Well you’re in luck, because Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature are offering just that through their Big City Reads campaign. With stories ranging from loneliness to police injustice, and styles varying from prose to graphic novel, there’s something for every reader. Four young writers give us their run down of the books, continuing with Chloë Choong's thoughts on The Sad Ghost Club...
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Film Review: Faya Dayi
Mon 18 Jul 2022This Ethiopian documentary is one of the most beautiful films of the year so far…
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7 of the Best Underdog Stories in Cinema History
Mon 18 Jul 2022To (very loosely) tie in with the sports issue of the magazine, we thought we'd take a look at the best ever films about underdogs...
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Everything You Need to Know About Nottinghamshire Pride 2022
Mon 18 Jul 2022Nottinghamshire Pride is back on Saturday 30 July to celebrate the fabulous diversity in our city...
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5 of the Best Things to Do in Nottingham This Week: Big City Reads, Splendour Festival and More
Mon 18 Jul 2022Mulholland Drive, MANIFESTO and Anne-Marie are all in Notts this week...
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Notts Filmmaker Oliver Blair Lifts the Lid on His New Short Film The Tree
Sun 17 Jul 2022We chat to director Oliver Blair about how he walked a fine line between tragedy and comedy to depict grief in his witty, yet poignant, debut short film, The Tree, which follows two characters dealing with the loss of their father…
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