AI is artificial intelligence, usually in the form of a chat box like chatgpt. Edge AI and Vision Alliance states that approximately 378 million people use AI in 2025, and those aged between 18-24 are twice as likely to use the software according to Semrush.  Should we worry that our abilities to use the technology already available to us could decline as well as our own critical thinking skills? Are we declining as a society with our use of AI or really gaining anything from

Nearly 30 years on from the monumental Britpop movement and the career-defining Different Class , 24 years since their last album and following the loss of long-standing bassist Steve Mackey in 2023, Pulp have returned with gifts: a tour and an album. The band seem rejuvenated after their almost quarter-century break, and this album stands to test the now much matured version of the band.  More ,   released on 6 th  June this year by Rough Trade Records, taking just 3 weeks t

One of the best poets of the modern era, Patrick Jones’ work Fuse/Fracture (Poems 2001-2021)  is a collection of some of his finest pieces spanning three decades. While forever tied to rock band Manic Street Preachers, of which his brother Nicky Wire is the bassist/lyricist, Patrick deserves to be recognised for the brilliance of his own writing. It’s easy to see how he had such a large impact on the young Manics, and fans of the band will enjoy finding parallels between the