Issue 132, March 2019

At Opus HQ we’ve spent the last few months planning Festival of Debate 2019. Alongside Now Then, it’s probably our most high-profile project and this year will be no exception, with over 60 events taking place all over Sheffield between 19 April and 1 June. The programme launches later this month, but in the meantime you can read more and get a couple of pre- announcements.

The no-nonsense artwork of Lisa Maltby decorates this issue.

Thank you to all our volunteer writers this month. It’s another strong issue, but in particular I’d recommend Harry Gold’s piece about Kraftwerk and Issac Hanson’s piece, Struggle for Space.

by Sam Walby (he/him)

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This month's articles

1 March 2019

International Women's Day is celebrated in Sheffield this month. SheFest is collaborating with Sheffield Theatres, Museums Sheffield and…

1 March 2019

'Transport For The North' sounds more like an enthusiastic response to the question 'what do we want?' - before the traditional follow-on…

1 March 2019

Who owns the land? This single question can be taken as the cause for almost all conflict throughout history. Though the way this question…

1 March 2019

I'm writing this article to offer the answer to my own question: Where are the dog columns? By that I don't mean the ones I'm supposed to…

1 March 2019

Hello chaps,Boris Johnson here. Yep, that's right, former Foreign Secretary, Vote Leave front man and all-round top chap. What with Brexit…

1 March 2019

[PIC5]When it comes to Italian food there's a real abundance of choice. In each area of Italy and across its islands, you'll find many…

1 March 2019

The annual Festival of Debate returns to Sheffield this year, running from 19 April to 1 June. The festival aims to create a meaningful…

1 March 2019

I've dealt with a wide variety of hecklers in my time, but I've never had to deal with a human shield before.

1 March 2019

[GAL49]What strikes me first about this month's featured artist, Lisa Maltby, is how pleasantly unpretentious her art is. From the work she…

1 March 2019

Formed among the debris of postwar Germany, Kraftwerk belonged to a young cohort of Germans that dreamt of a clean break from the country's…

1 March 2019

So it is here, a huge green door of The Night Kitchen, the location secret until two hours before the gig. Before I descend into the annals…

1 March 2019

Have you ever seen that scene in Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, where they jump inside jelly? Walking into the venue midway through a…

1 March 2019

Andro & Eve's drag king extravaganza, the chaotically-titled A Reyt Queer Do, is the kind of show that makes you forget about Brexit.…

1 March 2019

There appears to be a fashion in recent years to ditch support bands, but tonight's gig bucked that trend with two quality acts to warm up…

1 March 2019

I was tipped off about Singles Night at Pitsmoor's Bay Horse Inn by Martin Currie's column in these very pages last month. Only a few weeks…

1 March 2019

Leading up to the release of their new album, Jungle Run, we talked to Nick and Joe of Nubiyan Twist, a band that've been making waves nationwide with a unique sound that defies easy definition.