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To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...
Laura Decorum designed the beautiful cover for Issue #164 of LeftLion. Here's what she had to say about it...
Nottingham is providing yet again, we've got music, Black History, culture, arts and crafts and more. If you're stuck, LeftLion HQ are here to lend a helping hand, read below...
Over the last decade, as well as producing lots of written journalism, LeftLion have also made a few films. To celebrate our 20th Birthday, we’ve decided to release some of the best things knocking around in our video archives for free on our website and Youtube channel so you - and the whole world - can all view them at your leisure. Here’s a few favourites we’d like to point you to…
Ian C Douglas reviews The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man...
A bold re-telling of the Elephant Man story – the man, not the specimen. Nottingham Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for their exciting autumn season headline production, The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man. This European premiere of Australian playwright Tom Wright’s acclaimed play is a fresh new telling of the story of Joseph Merrick.
On 11 August 2023, people from around the world will celebrate the 50th birthday of Hip-Hop (half a century since DJ Kool Herc’s famous ‘Back to school jam’ in The Bronx, NYC). Over the years Nottingham has also played a part in shaping its popularity in the UK. Claude Money goes through a brief history of Hip-Hop and rhyme in Nottingham.
Do you ever consider the streets you’re walking on? What happened on them hundreds of years ago? These are the exact questions Scott Taylor asked himself when he created We Share These Streets - the twenty-episode podcast exploring the days of Nottingham past…
Emily Campbell made sporting history in Tokyo when she won the first ever British Olympic medal for female weightlifting. The Bulwell native chats to us about her journey to silverware, the messages she uses her platform to promote, and her expectations for Paris 2024…
For the next few weeks, if you venture to The Malt Cross on St. James’s Street, you’ll notice a wide variety of photography adorning the wall. These photographs belong to a group of students at Nottingham Trent University, and the exhibition comprises part of their final assignment. There’s a type of photography for everyone, from documentation of glass blowers in the Venetian Lagoon to architectural shots of some of Nottingham’s most notable buildings. Our own photography expert, Nathan Langman, stopped by to check it out...
We might be miles away from Pinewood Studios and the red carpet shenanigans of Leicester Square, but Nottingham has a rich cinematic history of its own. Often shining a light on sections of society that big-budget titles ignore, we take a look at how our city has changed cinema over the past century and a bit…
Malt Cross was recently taken over for a smooth night of silky tunes...
To (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...
Experience what life would have been like back in the day with a new app from Nottingham Trent University...
A kebab shop with a firework-fuelled marketing masterstroke. Depeche Mode blaring from passing cars. Our right-back’s mother carried shoulder high in her Calippo-fluorescent replica shirt rhyming ‘shite’ with ‘dynamite’. Red smoke. Handwritten plans taped to a water bottle wrapped in a towel. Que sera, sera…
From Goodfellas to Funny Games, there have been some proper tense moments on the big screen...
For the last few months, Notts photographer Nathan Langman has been taking pictures at Victoria Centre’s iconic market - capturing the nostalgic simplicity of a long-running collective tradition. But faced with soaring rent and utility bills, many of these pillars of the community are at risk of collapse, and there is now a fear that this cherished city spot could be lost to history…
How is it that, in the space of less than a century, society’s attitudes towards people born with disabilities changed from them being exploited as the most popular form of entertainment in Victorian society to being seen with sympathy, dignity and respect? Partly based on our intrinsic fear and fascination with ‘the other’, and partly down to a myriad of other reasons - including the intervention of Queen Victoria herself - the freak show played an enormous role in shaping modern attitudes, and remains one of the most macabre, unusual and complex periods of British cultural history. Ahead of his talk at Nottingham Theatre Royal this month, Dr John Jacob Woolf, historian, author and expert on the Victorian freak show, explains more…
400 Rabbits - the bar where Aztec mythology, tequila and mezcal come together to provide a unique experience for visitors. We chat to general manager Julien Latil to find out more about the history of this iconic venue, the team’s lengthy campaign to offer Kiefer Sutherland a drink, and the social media story that won over people from around the world…
Combining strength training, gymnastics and high intensity workouts, Nottingham’s CrossFit box has attracted quite a cult following. We caught up with CrossFit athlete and coach Lucy Campbell to talk about women in strength training, the camaraderie of group workouts and letting go of weight-loss goals…
It’s fair to say that the rise of American Football in the UK has been meteoric. From the NFL regularly playing games at Wembley Stadium, to viewing figures and Google searches rising year after year, the sport now has an estimated 27,000 active players in the country. And Nottingham is no exception. Established in 1984, the Nottingham Caesars are one of the oldest American Football clubs in the UK, playing in the BAFA National League NFC South. We caught up with Caesars’ defensive linesman and Gameday Co-Manager Jamie Gatley to talk about the past, present and future of the club, and how a group of hungry mice recently helped the club gain international press…
On the outskirts of Stapleford lies a striking phenomenon in the form of the Hemlock Stone. Believed to have been a focal point for communities ranging from the Celts to the Romans, this fascinating rock formation has baffled locals for millenia, with some claiming it was the work of the Devil himself. We investigate this magnificent marvel in further detail…
From performing at office parties and weddings to selling out shows on the West End, this city’s magicians bring joy and blow minds across the UK and beyond - no small part thanks to the guidance and support of The Nottingham Guild of Magicians, our answer to the Magic Circle. We take a look back at its decades-spanning history, and dive into its future plans with President Andrew Morrison…
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