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31/03/2021

Interview: During stressful periods, people need a burst of good laughter to relieve some of their anxiety. But it’s not always easy to find something that will genuinely make you laugh. Being a professional comedian means that laughter is your job.

Comedian Kathryn Hanke discusses comedy, controversy, and limits in satire.

✍️ Nikos Papanikolaou

During stressful periods, people need a burst of good laughter to relieve some of their anxiety. But it's not always easy to find something that will genuinely make you laugh. Being a professional comedian means that laughter is your job. Actress and director Kathryn Hanke spent nine years touring t...

19/03/2021

Filmmaker and director Walter Martyn Cabell grew up with horror movies and adult comics. While growing up, Cabell set his sights on painting, drawing and filmmaking.

He always had an interest in films as far as he can remember. His father was a journalist who used to write for The Hollywood Reporter, and his mother was running a small hotel that catered to impoverished aristocrats and starlets on the rise.

“At one point, the mother in law of what would later become a very prominent British production designer was among our resident guests. So you could say that I existed in a film adjacent universe, rife with delusion and possibilities,” Cabell says.

✍️ Nikos Papanikolaou

By Nikos Papanikolaou Filmmaker and director Walter Martyn Cabell grew up with horror movies and adult comics. While growing up, Cabell set his sights on painting, drawing and filmmaking. His film 'Blanche Dumas from B to Z', included in the film anthology 'Grindsploitaiton 3: Video Nasty', introduc...

15/03/2021

Pro Elite Football Academy: Who are they and what are they about?

✍️ Elli Collins

By Elli Collins With technology becoming more prominent in children’s lives, it is so important to keep them active. Enter Pro Elite Football Academy. A coaching company with classes for children as young as 18 months. Founded in 2016, the company has continued to grow, with 10 venues around Enfie...

05/03/2021

Many people dream of turning their hobby into a full-time job. Brand owner Najlaa Jabri dug deep into her Moroccan roots to do just that – and has never looked back.

But how is the everyday life of running a slow fashion brand when there is the threat of fast fashion brands?

✍️ Cheryne Lauraly Fourdrigniez

Many people dream of turning their hobby into a full-time job. Brand owner Najlaa Jabri dug deep into her Moroccan roots to do just that – and has never looked back. By Cheryne Lauraly Fourdrigniez Nabri, an online boutique, is Jabri's brainchild, selling a variety of items that are ethically hand...

25/02/2021

Interview: Director John Stevenson on the impact of COVID-19 in cinema and the change in movies distribution

✍️ Carolina Piras

By Carolina Piras Animated feature film director and puppeteer John Stevenson held an online Q&A session with London Met students, discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the cinema industry and how the fast change in movies distribution is affecting this generation. The British filmmaker, who directed...

24/02/2021

My Vegan experience: is it worth the hype?

✍️ Elli Collins

By Elli Collins Veganism has become popular over the past four years. According to Finder.com,almost 23% of the UK population (12 million consumers) consider themselves vegan, or vegetarian. In light of this, a recent trend for people to do is Veganuary – going vegan for the whole of January – w...

24/02/2021

Opinion: What do the election's results show for Joe Biden presidency?

✍️ Nikos Papanikolaou

The United States is still a world leader – albeit a bruised one - with the results of the November elections shaping the rest of the world in more ways that you can imagine. By Nikos Papanikolaou The elections were indeed the most critical in recent history, not only for the United States but for...

15/01/2021

15/01/2021