Yoyo secure seed funding worth $5m
Yoyo, the mobile payment app that launched last year, has managed to secure seed funding for $5m (nearly £3m), in what is considered to be one of the biggest funding deals in Europe so far this year.
Issue 1578
30th May 2014
Union announces residence consultation meeting for new Acton hall
Next Wednesday members of College staff and construction managers will meet in the Union Dining Hall to provide feedback on the progress of the construction of new halls of residence, in Acton.
The worst movies of 2014 so far - Winter's Tale
The film’s vomit-inducing tagline, “this is not a true story, this is true love” should give seasoned film viewers a vague idea as to the kind of cheesy territory the film is headed towards. But nothing can possibly prepare you for the kind of bonkers rubbish Winter’s Tale has in store...
The worst movies of 2014 so far - Vampire Academy
As if the vampire world was not crowded enough as it is, we get another young-adult literary adaptation that makes the Twilight franchise look appealing.
The worst movies of 2014 so far - The Legend of Hercules
The second film this year starring Kellan Lutz, trying to launch him as a credible leading man in Hollywood, although so far neither have done him any favours. Both are tanking in terms of making money, as well as failing to attract any kind of praise.
The worst movies of 2014 so far - Tarzan
Yes, the problems with the animation start early. Everything looks exactly the same.
The Rising Wind of Japanese Nationalism
or the limits of bourgeois pacifism
The best X-Men film ever
The X-Men series has had its fair share of ups and downs over the years. The first two entries helped revive the comic book film industry (with X-2 being considered arguably the best of the genre pre-The Dark Knight), but the third film and the first spin-off received mixed reactions.
So you wanna be the very best?
Felix Sport visits the UK & Ireland Pokémon Nationals in Old Trafford (no, not that one)
Richard Herring: Imagine you’re dead
Richard Herring is one of the best British comedians. Fact. He is a comedian of the people, and I hate myself a bit for writing that. He performs for the love of it, always donating proceeds to Scope and putting the rest of the money into more projects.
Professor Pendry Shares $1mill. Prize
Imperial physicist Sir John Pendry was this week announced as joint winner of the $1 Million Kavli prize for his groundbreaking work in optics. Pendry is most famous as the inventor of the world’s first working invisibility cloak, a product of his work on meta materials.
God’s not dead – Jesus wept
This film has prompted huge discussion amongst Christians and non-Christians, so, first things first, this is where I stand on the whole religion debate, so you can spot potential bias.