Food
There is one universal constant, a single unifying language that connects generations, crosses borders, and is an immediate friend to all who encounter it. No, it’s not maths (sorry Galileo, but you were wrong) or even music, but the gastronomical miracle that is pasta. Here is a guide to
Politics
Labour Brexit policy: negotiate a credible leave deal that protects jobs and living standards within three months, and put it to a referendum against remain in six months. Titled “It’s time for real change”, the Labour manifesto certainly lives up to that promise. Labour have promised large spending increases
Music
Last month LA based Funk group The Pendletons released their debut LP: 2 Steps Away. A delightful blend of tight grooves, thick bass and slick 70’s-style horn sections. The record as a whole draws heavily on its funk and disco influences, with a distrincly vintage compositional style, still taking
Music
With the end of the year approaching, Hip Hop Soc President Asad Raja takes us through his picks for 2019’s top rap projects. The list highlights the strides made in UK rap this year
Culture
4 stars I live with medics, and from the way they go on, one could be forgiven for thinking that the last thing that any of them want is to be a doctor. Which is why it is so funny that the ICSM medics chose to put on Tiger Country
Music
5 stars Dominik Eulberg, the 41-year-old recluse birdwatcher, who happens to also make some of the best German techno, says that he feels drawn to the animalistic aspects of the genre. The sweating, the entranced dancing, the rapture when the crescendo lifts your feet off the ground. He brought all
Technology
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News
The Imperial branch of the University and College Union could not join with the nationwide strikes this week
Music
3 stars Ah, Underworld. So many incomplete memories of too many nights out. So many vivid memories of strange men standing just a bit too close when you’re just trying to have a night out with friends. Despite my current opinion of Underworld, it will always hold a special
Culture
5 stars Shook is as close to a perfect play that I think I have ever seen. Set in a prison classroom, three convicts, all with pregnant girlfriends, are receiving lessons on how to be fathers. Opening with rapid wit and banter the play first comes across as an entertaining
Science
It makes up part of the scenery at Imperial, sitting just a right turn out of the South Kensington tube station on Exhibition Road, but the Science Museum’s latest gallery is more than just background viewing
Business
Private equity and venture capital both refer to investments by individuals or firms/institutions in companies. However, the scale of the investment and the stage of companies they invest in differ. Private equity You can think of it as equity that is held privately, either by wealthy individuals or firms.