Eurovision Song Contest: The pop and the politics*
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Issue 1663
12th May 2017
Divest this
Is Imperial morally bankrupt? I first asked myself this question in 2011 when I started my Biology undergraduate. My department had just sacked most, if not all of its plant scientists. There was no money in the field. Have I come close to an answer since? Maybe. Sometimes I’ve
Xavier Dolan | In praise of popular art
Xavier Dolan, the critically-acclaimed enfant terrible of French-Canadian cinema, is set to release his sixth feature film later this year, but isn’t even in his thirties. Léo Diaz lifts the lid on his oeuvre, and finds out what makes his films tick
Worthy of Worship | American Gods
Surreal is the new real
Why do we stigmatise abortion?
One in three women will have an abortion. So where are they?
What is so bad about fossil fuel companies, anyway?
Rhidian Thomas and Max Moynan discuss the things that the oil companies don't want us to know
The Handmaiden
A tale of deceit and desire
The case for divestment at Imperial
Sarah Barfield Marks makes a case for talking about why we should be divesting
My friend, a fresher, got pregnant
I’d never had to think about my views on reproductive rights before
Modern Classics of Cinema | Super 8
More than just an homage to early Spielberg films, J.J. Abram’s 2011 sci-fi adventure film Super 8 explores the relationships between families, and the tricky navigation teenagers must face as they start to leave childhood behind
Lady Macbeth
William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth is an exploration of Victorian social codes, and their claustrophobic effects
Imperial College's white vision for White City
Alex Chaudhri and Kieran Ryan criticise Imperial's expansion in White City