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Bears, Boxing and Binges: Here’s What to Watch in Cinemas this March
Tue 28 Feb 2023From the realistic to the bizarre, here's what's on in March...
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We Catch up With Mark Gallagher of Arc Cinema - Runner-Up in the National Cinema Heroes Competition
Fri 24 Feb 2023Nottingham has long had a thriving cinema scene, but there’s one man in particular who goes above and beyond - Mark Gallagher. Having worked at Arc Cinema in Hucknall for the past three years, Gallagher has recently been recognised as a UK Cinema Hero. Our writer Josephine Ruffles catches up with Mark about his love for cinema and what this achievement means to him…
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LeftLion Magazine #157
Wed 22 Feb 2023With February pretty much firmly in the rear-view mirror, and this beautiful ode to Nottingham on the front cover, we're looking forward with our trademark optimism and joy. So, with that in mind, we're celebrating brighter days by chatting to a ton of great people, including: Emily Campbell, Samantha Shannon, Gary Younge, Jasbinder Bilan, Karim Keita, Giselle Leeb, Swing Dash, Little Brunette Bakery, Rescue Rooms, Lucy & Yak and loads more. We hope you enjoy!
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Castle Rock Launch New Beer to Celebrate International Women’s Day
Mon 20 Feb 2023Sales of the beer will contribute to Nottingham Women's Centre...
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Film Review: Women Talking
Mon 13 Feb 2023This marks two Oscar nominations and the LeftLion nod of approval for Women Talking...
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Nottingham's Lisa Ambalavanar is Jinx in DC's Titans - We Chat to Her All About It
Fri 10 Feb 2023After learning her craft at Nottingham’s Actors Workshop, Lisa Ambalavanar went on to join DC’s Titans as the beloved character of Jinx, achieving something every young kid and adult nerd dreams of - becoming a superhero. We hear all about life with magical powers…
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From Jazz to Live Podcasts, Here's What To Do This Week
Mon 06 Feb 2023Jazz, art, podcasts. This week is full of great events!
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From Comedy to Theatre, Here's What's On This Week
Mon 30 Jan 2023Whether you fancy a lunchtime talk or an evening show, there's plenty to pick from this week...
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LeftLion Magazine #156
Thu 26 Jan 2023It's our special Screen celebration! We chat to: The Television Workshop's Alison Rashley and graduate Michael Socha; The Wheel of Time's Marcus Rutherford; Aftersun's Ruby Thompson; A Last Resort's Leanne Davis; Bisexual Men Exist's Vaneet Mehta; and Major Labia. If that's not enough, we catch up with the brains behind Hungry Pumpkin, Leicester's rising stars easy life, pianist and composer Chris Miggells and Broadway's The Lonely Cinema Club. And that's not all - take a read to see what other great stuff we have in store. We hope you enjoy!
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Summaya Mughal Talks All About Her Popular Podcast Brown Gal Can't Swim
Tue 24 Jan 2023Though she attended a few lessons as a child, BBC radio presenter Summaya Mughal never actually learnt how to swim. Then at 27 she decided it was the right time to take lessons. From here, the podcast Brown Gal Can’t Swim was born - delving into Summaya’s personal journey, alongside all the barriers that the South Asian community face when it comes to getting in the pool. Perfect for our empowerment issue, we learn all about her eight-week swimming mission, modesty in sport and the emotional challenge of learning to swim as an adult…
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From Sleeping Beauty to Beat the Streets, Here's the Best of This Week
Mon 23 Jan 2023Shakespeare, Sleeping Beauty, Beat the Streets, there's plenty on this week...
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Tired of the Lack of Diversity in Hosiery, Tahlia Gray Created Tights For Women of Colour with Sheer Chemistry
Fri 20 Jan 2023Addie Kenogbon catches up with Tahlia Gray, entrepreneur and founder of Nottingham hosiery brand Sheer Chemistry, to hear about how her range of tights is helping to empower women of colour…
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From Dracula to The 1975, Here's What's On in Nottingham This Week
Mon 16 Jan 2023Screen classics, stage classics - take your pick...
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Interview: Maja Lena on her upcoming gig at The Bodega
Sun 15 Jan 2023Ahead of her upcoming tour, in which she makes a stop at Notts’ own indie hub The Bodega, Maja Lena talks all things Pluto, the cosmic, and creating a refuge for the live listener to just be...
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LeftLion Magazine #155
Mon 02 Jan 2023Happy New Year! Kicking off 2023, we have a special Empowerment issue, celebrating everyone in Nottingham who's unapologetically themselves. This includes: trap metal artists ALT BLK ERA; Brown Gal Can't Swim host Summaya Mughal; artist Richard Hyde; cult cinema royalty Fortune & Glory Film Club; publishing legends Dizzy Ink; new indie-rock trio Girlband and so many more. As well as this, we take a trip to Bridlesmith Walk, swing by The Open Kitchen, pop along to Lakeside Arts, and look back at the life of Florence Paton. We hope you enjoy all that good stuff, as well as this mind-blowing cover from Iulia Matei - and we hope the next 12 months are good ones!
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Where To Find A Copy of LeftLion Magazine and How It Is Distributed
Mon 02 Jan 2023A bit of information for those interested about how we distribute LeftLion magazine across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire each month and the nearest place to you that you can find a free copy...
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From Drag Nights to Home Alone, Here's What's On In Nottingham This Week
Mon 19 Dec 2022There's something happening this weekend, we're pretty sure... But before then, there's loads of great stuff to check out!
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Gig Review: Holly Humberstone at Rock City
Wed 07 Dec 2022Holly Humberstone served up a sublime fourteen song set to her home crowd at Rock City...
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LeftLion Magazine #154
Tue 29 Nov 2022Our December issue is packed full of Nottingham greatness, including Stuart Staples (of Tindersticks fame), Ed Patrick (of book writing fame) and 200 Degrees (of making ridiculously good coffee fame). We also chat to Widmerpool-based fashion designer Samantha Brooke, sit down with Slamovision winner Cara Thompson, catch up with Nottingham Video Games Expo organiser James Jarvis and take a trip to the wonderful Bromley House Library. As if that wasn't enough, we have loads of festive stuff inside too, including a look at the Christmas Covers Party, a deep-dive into the complexity of donating to charity at Christmas, and a Pick Six from none other than Santa Claus himself. We hope you enjoy, and have a fantastic end of year!
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Hedgerow Heroes Break Ground on New Tree Planting Project
Tue 15 Nov 2022Following on from Lewis Townsend’s article in our November magazine expounding the benefits of hedgerows and trailing the Hedgerow Heroes project, our own Environment Editor and Green Hustle co-leader Adam Pickering gives us the ground report from the first planting day…
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Theatre Review: Hot in Here at Nonsuch Studios
Thu 27 Oct 2022The coming apocalypse and how to avoid it
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LeftLion Magazine #153
Thu 27 Oct 2022Our November issue is all about astrology, and features A Fortune Teller in Notts, horoscopes for Nottingham, a deep dive into why astrology is so popular right now, tarot card readings for members of the LeftLion office and tons of other cosmic treasures. Plus, you can find Julie Malone, The Nottingham Food Guide, The Crying Violets, Frances Poletti, Jim Gibson and Kid30, and loads more...
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