Archive: Sep 2018
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Review: MK ULTRA
MK ULTRA is a new breed of show. Dancers in tight bodysuits perform a routine that, as choreographer Rosie Kay puts it, stretches the human body “to the Nth degree”….
by Tom M | 29/09/2018 at 11:38am
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Preview: HOYfest 2018
Sam Hoy’s triple threat shtick continues to pay dividends to to the Cardiff gig circuit in the form of his annual, eponymous weekender, HOYfest. The promoter, curator and bassist has vehemently…
by fluorescentsoph | 29/09/2018 at 10:04am
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Top Tips for Cardiff Freshers
The Sprout Editorial Group’s top tips for students moving to Cardiff. Embrace minimalism You have to make sure all your belongings fit into a small halls-of-residence room, and probably one…
by Sprout Editor | 26/09/2018 at 3:29pm
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Free and Cheap Things to Do in Cardiff: 27 Sep- 3 Oct
Freshers’ fortnight rages on, school is in full flow and workers are back to work. Things are ticking over, maybe people are saving for their next big break. Which means…
by Sprout Editor | 26/09/2018 at 9:51am
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Creating international links: preparation for the post Brexit era
My name is Ken Ebihara and I am an international student studying a Youth and Community Work course at Cardiff Metropolitan University. I am examining the benefits that international students…
by Sprout Editor | 25/09/2018 at 11:26am
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FILM REVIEW: LUCKY
It usually an emotional encounter when we see the final performance of a renowned actor. Harry Dean Stanton is no exception, as we get one last glimpse of this tightly…
by Weeping Tudor | 24/09/2018 at 2:08pm
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Cardiff v Munster: Make or Break for Mulvers?
We may only be 3 matches in the new season, but already Cardiff Blues find themselves in an all-too-familiar crisis. Let’s be honest, Head Coach John Mulvihill couldn’t have got…
by accrfc | 21/09/2018 at 11:21am
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Free and Cheap Things to Do in Cardiff: 20-27 Sept
It’s the week Cardiffians do fear, as the Freshers from Uni are here! Not a fan of tagging along to Freshers Week events with a bunch of students just to…
by Sprout Editor | 20/09/2018 at 4:11pm
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Uni Tales: Three Cardiff Freshers Experiences from the archives
This week, new students pour into Cardiff’s universities, hailing from anywhere from Ponty to Peking. They’ll be excited to see what the first year will bring, from the legendarily party-filled…
by Tom M | 19/09/2018 at 1:35pm
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QUIZ: How well do you know Cardiff?
Test your knowledge of Cardiff, from schools to streets, from celebs to sports, in our fun quiz. [playbuzz-item item=”1474ac3a-6fa3-4540-93c7-6ace0c659d9e” shares=”false” info=”false” wp-pb-id=”34015″]
by Tom M | 19/09/2018 at 9:16am
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Why everyone should read ‘The Silk Roads’
‘The Silk Roads are rising again’. Peter Frankopan, Oxford fellow and Director of the Centre for Byzantine Research at the university, ends his historical epic The Silk Roads with these six words….
by Jack (Correspondent) | 17/09/2018 at 10:59am
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Review: WNO War and Peace @ WMC
The UK’s current relationship with Russia is at a knife’s edge, though (in all fairness) it has felt like this off and on for years. Though we may struggle with…
by Weeping Tudor | 17/09/2018 at 9:57am
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Free and Cheap Things To Do in Cardiff: 13-19 September
The school and college year is well underway and the uni students are trickling back in… Cardiff is finally getting back to normal! So what does this week of so…
by Sprout Editor | 13/09/2018 at 10:00am
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NoFit State Circus puts the business in showbusiness
With year-long celebrations of the 250th anniversary of British circus on the back of a wave of popularity for Box Office smash hit ‘The Greatest Showman’, 2018 has been a…
by Sprout Editor | 10/09/2018 at 1:57pm
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Preview: Soccer Mommy
Sophie Allison – better known as Soccer Mommy to you and me – is a beacon of hope for the masses of bedroom pop producers that are currently trying to…
by fluorescentsoph | 10/09/2018 at 12:34pm
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Ministry of Life Summer 2018
Ministry Of Life is a community interest group that specialises in creative, musical and entrepreneurial activities. We have been working with young people in three different areas: Pentywn, Gabalfa and Splott. Within this year our…
by Joff | 06/09/2018 at 3:52pm
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Free and Cheap Things To Do in Cardiff: 6-13 September
Anybody else quite looking forward to the new university term? Nobody seems to put events on round here unless there’s some students around to go to them. There is, however,…
by Sprout Editor | 06/09/2018 at 9:56am
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What are Time Credits? The Good, the Great and the Awesome
I’ve got some good news for you. Cardiff, the city in which you likely reside if you’re reading this, is the best place in the world to live if you…
by Tom M | 03/09/2018 at 2:49pm