Issue 1751

Classics of the Week: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) & Suspiria (1977)

For Halloween, Film Editor Oliver Weir recommends some of the finest features horror can boast

Classic Film of the Week: The Shining

To mark the 40th anniversary of 'The Shining', Film Editor Oliver Weir looks back at why it is perhaps the greatest horror film of all time, and also the turbulent journey it took to finally earn that title.

Horoscopes 16/10/2020

Wonder what the celestial orbs have in shop for us for these 7 days.

Flipbooks fix persistent Panopto problems

College has responded to criticism of expecting all students have WiFi at home by sending out flipbooks and sheet music to reconstruct lectures.

Sharing the Knowledge

In response to budget shortages College has decided to replace all academic teaching staff with black-cab drivers, saying academics are “jumped up, spoiled wastes of space”.

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

Thought of as “the first true horror film” by Roger Ebert, Caligari was a visual and thematic turn of pace for cinema at the time.

Saint Maud Review ★★★★☆

Until Saint Maud, I had not been aware as to just how unsettling a movie can be when religious possession is entirely ideological, self-driven, and delusional.

Hubie Halloween ★☆☆☆☆

I think everyone has a soft spot for silly movies. Adam Sandler’s career-long monopoly on this subgenre would make you think he’d be good at them now.

A take on active vs passive equities

Investment contributor Marios Papadopoulos explains the difference between active and passive equities and the different returns that can be expected from them

Should we really be picking wild mushrooms?

Read about Senior Sustainability Editor Flora Dickie's boundary breaking mushroom experience

Classic of the Week: Dead Man's Letters

Film editor Oliver Weir discusses the little-known classic 'Dead Man's Letters', by Konstantin Lopushansky.

The Booker Prize 2020 Shortlist

The shortlist includes Real Life by Brandon Taylor; Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi; Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart; This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga; The New Wilderness by Diane Cook; and The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste