Of Cleaning and Immigration
Taking a look at the bis story of the week
Where has London’s lesbian scene gone?
As Candy Bar, London’s award winning Lesbian bar announces that it will be closing its doors for the last time in January, this is a question that many gay and bisexual women have been asking. Candy is the latest in a long list of lesbian bars and clubs who
Why you should make way for cyclists
I was initially cautious, sticking to journeys through parks and laughing with unbridled joy as I left hapless pedestrians and the occasional horse in my wake. What chance did they stand? The bicycle was the vehicle of the future and I its shiny jacketed prophet.
“Grub first, then ethics”
Somewhere in the imposing tome, Less than Nothing, author Slavoj Žižek relates an anecdote about the attitudes taken by Bertolt Brecht and Dashiell Hammett in their respective McCarthy-inspired HUAC trials.
Don’t be Agnostic About Interfaith
Umar Nasser, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association, on matters of interfaith
Confessions of a GTA: Part 5
GTAs are helpful only when asked nicely
The only time you should hit a woman
The President of IC Wing Chun about misplaced chivalry in martial arts.
Tibet: a brighter future than the rest of China
A student responds to last week's article about Tibet
Of the h-bar, Boris and the weather
Another editorial!
Kenya: What is Next?
I was born in Kenya. I lived there until I was 10 years old. I learned to swear at someone in Kiswahili and Kikuyu. One of my fondest Kenyan memories is my first ever live cricket match at the Gymkhana Stadium in Nairobi. It was the 2003 World Cup and Sri Lanka were in town...
Fracking Versus Science Communication
The word ‘fracking’ has become aligned with unconditional taboo in the United Kingdom in a two year interval. Strong public scepticism has been fuelled by the parade of paraphernalia arriving from the USA...
What does the Future Hold for Tibet?
At least 120 Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest against Chinese rule since 2009. It’s the only peaceful way they’ve been able to broadcast their recurrent message: Save Tibet. It seems that their message has fallen on deaf ears...