The Drama
When you're invited to Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's dramatic wedding
Issue 1898
22 May 2026
Michael
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Hot takes: Murakami
Haruki Murakami has become a household name. Often seen as the frontrunner of Japanese literature in the West, he has also become an increasingly divisive author. Despite criticism regarding his presentation of women, and repetitiveness or banality in his oeuvre, Murakami still emerges as a widely read, well-enjoyed novelist.
Murakami: movement to survival
A comparative analysis of Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance
The at-risk researchers now working at Imperial
Felix spoke to Cara, the charity that offers academics in danger a place in British universities.
Major fire near White City campus
Multiple sheds and a lorry were destroyed in a fire on Stable Way on Tuesday 19 May in North Kensington, close to Imperial’s White City campus. No injuries were reported. The London Fire Brigade said the blaze was under control by 6:05pm, after an hour and a half
Life Sciences Python exam plagued by technical issues again
Students have reported that a Python coding exam for Life Sciences students was beset with technical issues for the second year in a row. Felix understands a formal complaint regarding these issues has been filed by student representatives on Thursday 21st May. Students said that the questions for the exam
Union President and DPE visit China
The OTs published a report on the trip, which was partly organised and funded by a group with ties to the CCP.
OfS finds one in four undergraduate students experience sexual harassment at university
The Office for Students (OfS), an independent regulator for higher education in England, released a new analysis of its 2025 report on sexual misconduct this month, compiled from the experiences of 52,000 final-year undergraduate students. They found that 24.5% of students reported experiencing sexual harassment, such as
Why the left keeps losing the voters it needs
If progressive parties want to defeat Reform, condemning its voters may be less effective than understanding why its message works.
Better the devil, you know?
Leadership changes have become British politics’ favourite cure for problems they rarely solve.
College says Canvas hack will not affect adoption plans
Alan Spivey, Imperial’s Interim Vice Provost for Education and Student Experience, said the cyber-attack on Canvas which occurred in late April “does not change” plans to roll out the learning management system throughout the College. While the College said they were still “working to understand the impact to