Culture
Manon
Kenneth Macmillan’s powerful retelling of this tragic love story at the Royal Opera House, set to music by Massenet
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Culture
Love and Loss, Music and Mourning
A modern look at an old-time favourite with allegorical hints
Film & TV
Joker
Joaquin Phoenix shines in Todd Phillip’s take on the Clown Prince of Crime’s Origin Story
Music
Introducing GioLeo: Imperial’s New Rap Duo
Rapper and producer aren’t ever words that I associate with MechEng, and yet this last Saturday I sat down with Gio: MechEng student and lead vocalist of trap duo GioLeo. Along with fellow engineer Leo, the pair have been producing music together since the end of last year. Beginning
Culture
Interview with the Makers of Now is the Time to Say Nothing
Would you mind briefly summarising your stories? Caroline Williams: This is the story of Syrian artist Reem Karssli’s life during the Syrian conflict. It follows the story of what happens when a group of teenagers from London tries to contact her. It is about how we can stay connected
Politics
If You Don’t Already Know: Why an Impeachment Inquiry against Trump has Been Opened
A primer on the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s Zelensky
Sport
ICXCAC: A Tale of Two Summer Tours
Cross-country and athetics club surrmount the Alpine peaks as well as take on the Munich Half-Ironman!
Societies
IC Fishing Society Finds Affordable Fishing in London
Okay now you’ve taken the bait. There is no Imperial fishing society, but I do recommend starting a society if enough of you are interested. Also I am gill-ty of not technically fishing in London, it was Epping, but Central line does go there! Affordability is also questionable, £40
Culture
Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.
3.5 stars As the title implies, this performance was comprised of four different plays, each increasing in length – the final play, ‘Imp’, was one hour long. ‘Glass’ tells the story of a girl made of glass, discussing important themes of abuse. However, this aspect didn’t seem to quite
Music
Fresh tracks!
We’re trying something new this year: a quick comment on a couple of the week’s freshest tracks
News
First Meeting of Union Council: A Roundup
Felix is committed this year to demystifying the Union for students, shedding light on the processes and people behind decision-making - this week, we summarise the juicy bits of the first meeting of the Union Council
Opinion
Extinction Rebellion
A new comment writer thinks Extinction Rebellion are a waste of space