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LeftLion Film Podcast #11 - Best and Worst Films of 2018 Part Two

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner for a two-part episode on the best and worst films of 2018. In Part Two, they discuss some of the terrible films that were released this year... 

LeftLion Film Podcast #11 - Best and Worst Films of 2018 Part One

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner for a two-part episode on the best and worst films of 2018. In Part One, they discuss their favourite films released this year...

6 Banging New Year's Eve Parties in Nottingham

It's time we see this bogger out in style....

The Story of Peter Pan Author J.M Barrie

His writing is world-renowned, his creations unforgettable. But there are some things about author and playwright J.M. Barrie that are not so well documented, including his brief stint as staff writer at a Nottingham newspaper. We take a deep dive into this strange, implacable man, his time in Nottingham, and the unsavoury rumours that surround him...

left Brian: Discovering Fire

In his excellent book Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari explains that with the discovery of fire, humans leapt from mid-table in the natural food chain to top of the league, seemingly overnight. And although the physical benefits of this were obvious in terms of our diet and ability to tame the natural world, psychologically humans had evolved to fear predators and therefore subsequently struggled (and indeed, may still be struggling) to adapt to a life which no longer involved checking over our shoulders every five minutes for a peckish lion. Deep in our nature is a fear of the unknown and a natural predilection to suspect you could get eaten at any moment.

A History of Factory Work in Nottingham

Converted factory buildings can be found on every corner of Nottingham. The machines may be silent and the buildings now repurposed, but the work undertaken inside those factory walls have left a lasting impression on the city. In more ways than one…

Live Music Review: Dom Pipkin’s Smokin’ Boogie at Peggy’s Skylight

If you like blues piano then you will almost certainly have liked Dom Pipkin's Smokin' Boogie piano show at new Nottingham Jazz Bar Peggy's Skylight on Sunday 16 December…

Film Review: Sorry to Bother You

We checked out Boots Riley's directorial debut, and found it a little surreal to say the least...

Art Review: Still I Rise - Feminisms, Gender, Resistance at Nottingham Contemporary

Brexit debates rage on. America divides under Trump’s presidency. And as we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the women’s vote, the Nottingham Contemporary’s Still I Rise - Feminisms, Gender, Resistance could not be better-timed.

Nusic Podcast #194 with Page Three Boys, Indiana, Soft Girls and Boys Club, Nebula and More...

Junkyard's New Menu Puts a Boozy Twist on Pub Classics

Turns out they serve a whole lot more than craft beer...

New Exhibition at Lakeside Arts Marks the Centenary Since the Death of British Artist Harold Gilman

Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Gallery host the first extensive survey of his work in over 35 years with Beyond Camden Town...

Theatre Review: Hound of the Baskervilles at the Lace Market Theatre

We got down to Lace Market Theatre to check out The Hound of the Baskervilles...

Cannibalism, Poison, and Lost Ships: The True, Gruesome Tale of the Failed Franklin Expedition

In May 1845, Robert Hopcroft, a 38-year-old Royal Marine from Nottingham, bid a final farewell to his loved ones before boarding the HMS Erebus at Greenhithe, Kent. Alongside the HMS Terror, his ship was part of the Franklin Expedition, tasked with circumnavigating one of the final blank spaces on the world map: the Northwest Arctic Passage...

Preview: Fade II Black Film and Music Lounge

Live Music Review: The Burning Hell at The Maze

We got down to The Maze to check out The Burning Hell…

A History of Science in Nottingham

This humble little city we all know and love is steeped in history. No matter where you are in the world, the utterance of the word “Nottingham” will instantly draw replies of “Ah, Robin Hood?!” And while everyone is familiar with our bow-wielding outlaw, Nottingham has been party to many heroes throughout the ages, some of which were clad in lab coats, not tights...

Nusic Future Session: The Fine Art Society

New Nottingham music from this bunch of talented boggers...

Can You Spot The Difference Between These Photos of Nottingham?

Oh, how Nottingham has changed over the years. We’ve gone from an industrial mining town full of factories and goose flogging, to a city crammed full of restaurants, call centres, arty shops, and one proper cool magazine. For a fun game of spot the difference, here are a few modern-day shots, alongside some found in John Henry Spree’s Nottinghamshire: a book of photos from around 1910, up to around 1930, put together by the photographer’s great grandson Alan Spree…

Chez Coors is Now an All-You-Can-Eat Jamaican Buffet

They've recently moved to a new gaff in the centre of town...

4 Books From Notts Authors to Read This Christmas Holiday

There’s no time like Crimbo to get stuck into the printed pages of a new novel or poetry collection. The turkey’s roasting, the fire’s crackling and the wine’s mulling, giving you plenty of time to curl up in your stretchy trousers and prepare yourself for a feast of literary goodness…

The Nottingham Hidden History Team Have Saved Many a Cave From Destruction

The Nottingham Hidden History Team, fittingly, have been around for yonks. Uncovering all sorts of tales about this city of ours, the organisation has saved caves from being destroyed in local redevelopment, and has held the torch up to many-a past goings-on. LeftLion Street Tales columnist and current member of the organisation, Joe Earp, gives us a little look-in to the origins of the team, and what’s driven them to lift the lid on Notts, for the past fifty years...

Get on Yer Bike with Nottingham Bikeworks

This month saw the launch of the Nottingham Bikeworks Month of Giving, a drive that promises every cycle purchased through the organisation in December is matched with a donation to the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum.

Snap Notts: Nottingham City Centre on a Saturday Night

This month we showcase the dutty charm of Nottingham City Centre on a Saturday night...

Panto Review: Beauty and the Beast at Nottingham Arts Theatre

We got down to Nottingham Arts Theatre to check out this year’s panto: Beauty and the Beast…