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Indigo

Indigo is Palatinate‘s arts and lifestyle magazine. For general queries, email indigo@palatinate.org.uk.

Indigo Stage 

Review: The Miscast Showcase

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Sol Noya

“A very fun way to spend an evening.” Sol Noya enjoys Hild Bede Theatre’s Miscast Showcase, full of musicals and monologues.

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Film & TV 

The Netflix Machine

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Freya Williams

“Netflix has irreversibly altered the way in which we consume and value films and television programmes.” Freya Williams reflects on the damage Netflix has afflicted unto the film industry.

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Indigo Stage 

Review: 48 Hours

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Honor Douglas

“So professional that the cohort could be compared to those graduating from a leading drama school.” Honor Douglas reviews monologue showcase, 48 Hours.

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Film & TV 

Why is queerbaiting so frustrating to watch?

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Jem Wilcox

‘It’s an outdated and cheap tactic to attract more viewers’ – Jem Wilcox explains the issues behind queerbaiting and the impact this has on representation on screen.

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Books 

‘Middlesex’ a disservice to wider discussions of gender?

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Freya Reynolds, Samantha Fulton

“This book is as beautifully written as it is flawed.” Freya Reynolds muses on Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel ‘Middlesex’ and its misguided take on sexual identity.

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Fashion 

‘It’s not a phase mom!’ and other hard truths

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Anna Kuptsova, Eleri Crossland

As we enter the RAWRing 20s, Eleri Crossland looks back on the things her younger self got right.

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Books 

‘Americanah’: Black joy in a world focused on Black victimhood

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Nicole Howlett, Verity Laycock

“Compels readers to look at race relations in the West in a new way.” In honour of America’s Black History month, Nicole Howlett examines the joy to be found in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel.

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Books 

A bicentennial celebration of John Keats

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 1 Comment David Binns

“A poet who has been, to me, a constant companion.” David Binns celebrates the short life of John Keats on the 200th anniversary of his death.

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Fashion 

Is Depop problematic?

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Millicent Stott

‘These items are a way to show you care about the planet enough to buy second hand, but that you also have a bit of extra cash to splurge on set items’. Millicent Stott dissects the darker side of Depop.

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Creative Writing 

Lonely Dreams

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Caroline Winter

“A Stockholm embrace of lonely dependence”. Caroline Winter captures the coldness of loneliness in this poem.

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