World AIDS Day
On the 1st December world AIDS day took place, to support people living with HIV, raise support for the fight against HIV, and remember those dead from AIDS-related illnesses
Issue 1737
9th Dec 2019
The Wind of Heaven: From Bethlehem to Blestin
3.5 stars The greatest objection to God has always been emotional. While it is true that the debate over divine non-presence is clothed in the mild-breathed language of logicism and rationality, what stirs in us feeling enough to slacken faith and scorn perdition is the atrociousness of evil and
War Horse: A Year Later
Last year, I was lucky enough to watch War Horse at the National Theatre, its return to the original National Theatre venue a celebration of the centenary of Armistice Day.I loved it so much the first time that I grabbed a different friend the next evening and ended up
In the Wake of Tragedy
ICBC Members and Alumni Sail across an Ocean to Raise Mental Health Awareness
Union Council Votes 36:1 to Reject Increase in Halls Rent Price
During the Union Council meeting last Tuesday, the 12.2% rent increase proposed by College was discussed, the floor was opened to students for questions and contributions, and the proposal was voted on
Troy: Myth and Reality
4.5 stars Legend has it that the goddess of discord threw a golden apple into a crowd, bearing the inscription ‘for the most beautiful’. It was claimed by three goddesses, Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, and Zeus asked The Trojan prince Paris to make the final judgement. He chose Aphrodite,
The Third Man (1949): A Look at the Film Turning 70
Looking back at this aged and distant film allows you to visualise the significant amount of time that has passed since Felix was established in 1949, and also gives some relevant perspective in the advances cinema has made. Written by Graham Greene, the film centres around Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton)
The Arrival: Two Brothers Reunited
Olivier-award winning director Bijan Sheibani makes his playwriting debut with this thought-provoking examination of the gulf between nature and nurture
Tepid Reviews for Dear Evan Hansen?
The Broadway awards juggernaut arrives in London to less than glowing reviews.... but is this justified?
Sun, Sex and Suspicous Parents: 1920s Edition
As we charleston our way into the 2020s , The Boy Friend is a window into life during the roaring 20s
Sports Editor’s Experience of the Relationship Between Sport and Mental Health
Sports Editor Imraj Singh shares his experience of sport and the stabilising quality it has on a chaotic life. He reflects on being a carer, mental health, and how sport can be used for self-care (and destruction).
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson: Imperial’s Honoured Chemist and Recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
If you’re not a Chemistry student, or even if you are, you may have not heard of this famous Nobel laureate and Imperial alumnus. But you should.