Issue 1730

The Prem de la Prem

Comment Editor Andrew Melville thinks that the Premiership emphasis on corporate interests are killing the game

Classic Tetris® World Championship: the Ultimate Test of Mental and Physical Acuteness

An overview of the yearly Classic Tetris® World Championship, a history of the event and what to expect from one of the most anticipated years of the competition so far

Dutchman - A Discomforting Enlightenment

Unsettling parallels are drawn between Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movement

How Eliud Kipchoge Ran a Sub-2h Marathon

Sub-2 has happened, and it still hasn’t sunk in completely. Yes, the conditions were VERY optimised and it is not record eligible, and we’ll get to that later, but the enormity of such an effort is almost unbelievable. Prior to this time last year, only one man had

Live it Up with the Modernists at Barbican’s New Show

Into the Night: Cabaret and Clubs, is yet another clever exploration of the modernist art scene by the Barbican

Hamburg’s Miniature Delight

Step into the world of adorable mini models of towns and cities that are filled with big imaginations at the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany

Ian McKellen On Stage

Perhaps too much Shakespeare? More Gandalf please

Riot Games is Trying to Kill Blizzard: the 10th Anniversary Announcements

Riot’s 10th anniversary special broadcast saw a wild amount of announcements - both to do with their flagship (and to date only) game, League of Legends, as well as myriad new game announcements. Felix Games gives the run-down, as well as speculates on what this signals in terms of

JOHN is Out Here (on the Fringes)

3.5 stars JOHN, often known as JOHN (TIMESTWO) as both members of the duo are called John, have a brand spanking new album out. And as unimaginative as their band name is, this album is far from the same. Based out of Crystal Palace, South London, JOHN rode into

Shaky Foundations: Unrest in Ecuador Offers Important Lessons for the Latin American Left

Comment Editor Andrew Melville thinks that the Premiership emphasis on corporate interests are killing the game

The Form Factor of Modern Smartphones

Revolutionary Shifts in Modern Smartphone Design

A Distortion of Orientalist Art

Innocent romanticism, an intrigue for exoticism or a mission of western hegemony?