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Issue 1785

3rd Dec 2021
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Dyingtodovorce

A Conversation with filmmaker: Chloe Fairweather

Last week I had the opportunity to interview Chloe Fairweather, the director of ‘Dying to Divorce’, a documentary telling the story of Arzu and Kubra - both survivors of domestic violence in Turkey.

By Eva Borras Paredes Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com8 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com7 min read
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Piranesi

Piranesi Author Susanna Clarke It’s hard to review a book shrouded in mystery. The appeal of Piranesi, from the very first words you lay your eyes upon, is that you simply cannot comprehend what is going on. The reader is swept away to a mystical realm inspired by 18th

By Ioana Esanu Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 min read
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Pandemic preparedness: UK government ignored exercise action points

COVID-19 has plagued our lives for almost two years now, however, varying CoV strains have been around for much longer.

By Allanah Hibbert Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read
Imperial College proposes 1325 non-student flats in West London

Imperial College proposes 1325 non-student flats in West London

Imperial College has submitted a proposal for up to 1,325 residential flats to be built in Old Oak, North Acton.

By Sam Lovatt Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 min read
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London Tube strikes hit commuters

Ongoing strike action on Tube lines will cause further disruption for Londoners, local businesses and Transport for London finances in the run-up to Christmas.

By Shrey Bohra Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read
Winners Medal

Imperial College awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for pandemic response

“World-class expertise in data modelling and real-time analysis, supporting a holistic response to Covid-19 in [the] UK and internationally”

By Sam Lovatt Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
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Students support strike as picketing commences

Imperial College's student body has voted overwhelmingly to support the University and College Union (UCU) strike over changes to the USS pension policy.

By Sam Lovatt Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
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There Are No Pensions on a Dead Planet

Research Postgraduate Peter Knapp reasons that we cannot plan for a future that is not guaranteed.

By Peter Knapp Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
Eno The Valkyrie 2021 Dancers Matthew Rose Tristram Kenton 39

Call me a Wagnerite!

Modern, accessible, yet authentic: the ENO delivers a production worthy of the man himself.

By Nandi Schoots Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read
Rumi

The mystifying poet is under the spotlight in Rumi: The Musical

The 13th century poet is the focus of this restrained and intimate new musical.

By Ozbil Dumenci Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
Kevin Trainor And Daragh O Malley Yes So I Said Yes

Yes So I Said Yes: Tasteless black comedy

Yes So I Said Yes explores life in a post-conflict Northern Ireland

By Laura Casas and Aya Hayakawa Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
The sun is shining in Richmond for Rattigan's Revival

The sun is shining in Richmond for Rattigan's Revival

While the Sun Shines’s triumphant run back in 2019 was so well-received that it returns to the Orange Tree Theatre once again

By Shivani Gangadia Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 Dec 2021 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read
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