With Bolsonaro’s victory in the second round, Brazil goes down a tenebrous path
The President-elect of the South American country is a potential autocrat. His rise is another symptom of the increasingly global strength of the far right.
Issue 1704
9th Nov 2018
William Carlos Williams: poet, doctor, writer
Books Writer Claire Chan reviews William Carlos Williams’s doctor-themed short story collection The Doctor Stories – stories full of astute observations of human nature.
White is the new red when it comes to poppies!
The red poppy used to be a symbol of remembrance and a pledge for the horrors to never happen again. However, a century and many wars later, how much has this message changed?
Ultimate frisbee: Disc doctors’ october digest
Imperial College’s Ultimate Team, disc Doctors, had a busy October full of tournaments and socials. Just in the first month of term we sent beginner teams to 3 different tournaments across England in: London, Brighton, and Norwich. In addition, one of the tournaments, “Skyde Park” was hosted by Imperial
The Monkey King and The Crossroads Inn
Hilarity transcends language barriers in this action-packed double bill
Reflecting poorly on me: Space Shifters at the Hayward Gallery
Incongruous and fun: get yourself Insta-glamorous and make your way to the Southbank Centre for an enjoyable hour at their latest exhibition, Space Shifters. Take Calum Drysdale’s MirrorTestTM to see if you’re ready.
Pittsburgh, a victimless crime?
Comment Writer Daniel Solomons debates the identity of Jewish people in the west in the wake of the Pittsburgh massacre
Michael Jackson: On the Wall – the glorification of a glorified man
An exhibition that encompasses the effect Michael Jackson had on the world.
Johnny English’s Third Strike
A sequel that doesn’t work, in a franchise that never worked.
Is Elon Musk Making the Biggest Crypto-Giveaway in the World?
A dozen plus verified Twitter accounts are hacked by scammers impersonating Elon Musk in an attempt to steal bitcoin.
Gritty unwinds the American midterms
Okay - look here. This is a fucking travesty, and anyone who tries to convince me otherwise is counterrevolutionary scum. At the same time, there are ‘some’ reasons to be hopeful. The pessimism is really destroying my liver. And the union ain’t cheap, either!
Fear is in the Air
How old should one be to watch Harry Potter? What about The Hunger Games? Or Transformers? So far, age ratings for movies depended on subjective opinions. However, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz suggested that we could base the age classification on the isoprene concentration in