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Nin Magazine: The Erotic Art Publication Celebrating the Female Form

Art and eroticism can be difficult to define. How do you decide what constitutes art and what is just, well, plain old porn? A lot of the porn that we see is made for men by men; it can be extremely off-putting in the choice of bad lighting, terrifying angles or actors who seem a bit dead in the eyes. But where is the alternative? Where are the female erotic creators?

Nin is a new erotic art magazine that caters to those who prefer to celebrate the body in a more tasteful and artistic fashion. Under the leadership of Creative Director Letícia Gicovate, the magazine – which is written in Portuguese and English – presents tasteful nudity as secondary to poetry, art and interviews that form the backbone of the artistic presentation. We caught up with the Nottingham-based Gicovate to discuss the female-curated erotica project…

Film Review: Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Terry Deary's books might an institution to those of us that grew up in Britain, but how will our French-born film reviewer react to the big-screen adaptation of Rotten Romans?

Folk Troubadour Clarke Camilleri Brings His Sound Back Home

Notts born and bred, folk singer songwriter Clarke Camilleri is one dedicated guy. From running his own folk clubs to touring Belgium, we caught up with him ahead of a rare hometown show this month supporting Jinda Biant...

Glowing With The Flow: Lauren Firenze Gill's Battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Lauren Firenze Gill was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year at the age of 25. Here's her story...

Urban Exploring in Nottingham

The last decade has seen an explosion of interest in urban exploration – the activity of exploring abandoned man-made structures. But with several recent high-profile deaths, and growing concern from the police, the practise has started to come under increasing scrutiny. We talk to Kayleigh Manning, an urban explorer from Notts, to find out what the fuss is all about…

Dan Lindsay of Bar Iberico: "It feels like we’ve hit the nail on the head with regards to what people want."

Life must be pretty good for the folk at Bar Iberico right now. Not only does the Carlton Street tapas joint continue to grow in popularity, but they’ve also just been named Nottingham’s Best Independent Business for a second consecutive year. We talked to co-owner Dan Lindsay to find out the secret of their success…

Theatre Review: Coram Boy

We were hugely impressed by the Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company's stage adaptation of Jamilia Gavin’s book, Coram Boy...

Preview: Magic of Thailand Festival at the Forest Recreation Ground

After taking their festival to nine other cities, this weekend sees the Magic of Thailand festival comes to Nottingham…

Art Works: Alex Rubes

There's more to the badgers than meets the eye...

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in August?

Caroline Barry has been gallivanting around Nottingham for all the incredible gay and gay-adjacent events this month...

Memories of The Maze

It's been a month since The Maze shut it's doors for good. Time to find out what really went on behind them…

Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates Produce Healthy, Ethical and Delicious Sweet Treats in Sneinton Market

The only chocolate maker in Nottingham, Luisa from Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates, produces award-winning chocolate at her outlet in Sneinton Market, using a traditional artisan process to transform directly-sourced cocoa beans from bean to bar.

A Hawk Handler in Notts

"We don’t encourage the birds to hunt because we work with so many children, and the two things don’t combine well..."

Under Cover Artist: Andy Williams

This issue’s cover artist, Andy Williams, talks creative projects, the Major oak, and comic illustration...

Creatures of the Night: Get to Know Nottingham's Party Promoters

When the sun sets across Notts and the streets get dark, a different kind of wild beast comes out to play - the party promoter. These feral beings can be found lurking in the darkest, dingiest corners, gathering with their pack around speakers, blasting out bleeps, gurgles and wails until the sun rises once more. Get to know our creatures of the night and find your chosen tribe... 

Trash Fic is a New Regular Night Celebrating the Weird and Wonderful World of Fan Fiction

He might be departing as our Literature Editor, but fear not, dear reader, you’ll still be able to get your LP Mills fix. He’s collaborating with Jim Sharpe to start Trash Fic, a regular night celebrating the best and worst offerings from the bamboozling world of fanfiction…

Review: The School of Artisan Food's Foraging and Wild Food Cookery Course

We wandered the gardens of the Welbeck Estate to see what delectable delights we could scoff...

Preview: Fieldwork at Haarlem Artspace

The contemporary art event, which includes elements of live performance, symposium, film and exhibition, begins on August 24

Overheard in Notts

We've been earwigging on your lot's conversations...

LeftLion Magazine #116

Featuring Jason Singh, Dr Tim Gregory, Indy Kiemel-Greene, Nottingham's music promotors, Hoodwinked, Nin Magazine, Nottingham Contemporary and more...

City Stylin' #16

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

The Thompson Brothers on Boris Johnson, Area 51 and Giraffes

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

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Theatre Review: Wait Until Dark

A blind housewife is in dire straits when murderous conmen target her home

Left Brian: Can Sab Lamouch do the Fandango

Last year during our family holiday in North Wales (sorry Skeggy!) we met a lot of West Midlanders at the holiday camp, most notably Wolves fans. The joy and pride at their recent promotion to the top flight was matched only by their generosity in seeing my son in the Garibaldi red. To paraphrase them, “You’ll be up next year, lad. Can’t go wrong with young Portuguese talent. See you in the Prem!”