Music
After a six year break from the music scene, Dido is still on my mind
The release, which sees Dido contemplating marriage and motherhood, comes ahead of tours across the UK, Europe, and North America - her first in 15 years.
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A sonic odyssey that mystifies as much as it inspires
Adorned with a cowboy hat and staring longingly into the camera during the promo video, the elder Knowles sister knows how to build hype for an album, following it up by providing us with another experimental and soulful LP. Its demo-like quality and cryptic lyrics may discourage new listeners,
Music
A big fish in an even bigger pond
Picking up where 2017’s The Weather left off, Aussie psychedelic rockers Pond are back, and they’re bigger, better, and bolder than ever before.
Games
“Player 2” not “xX_Ninj4SWAG_69_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_Xx’!
Why AAA companies are failing at making fun multiplayer games
Culture
How Eva von Schnippisch won WWII
Who is Eva von Schnippisch and what does she have to do with WWII? You might be forgiven for wondering if you’d fallen asleep one too many times in history class, but Stephanie Ware’s one-woman cabaret has very, very little to do with the actual affairs of
Culture
Gary Nicholls: The Imaginarium
Arts Editor Claire Chan talks to steampunk photographer and artist Gary Nicholls at the Talented Art Fair
Environment
Don’t call your country “developed”
Implicitly labelling wealthy countries as the role model for development countries is a bad idea for humanity
Business
Do emerging markets matter?
Globally, of all new bridges opened in the last five years, 50% was built in China. Chinese investment has also funded numerous engineering projects in Europe; from an engineering standpoint, China matters deeply. If your ambition is to design a bridge in the next ten years, work from Shanghai! At
Business
An insight into consumer goods equities...
CG stocks tend to be low-innovation, mature companies that rely on big brands and timeless products and pay regular dividends. As defensive stocks, CG stocks are more likely to outperform in bear markets than in bull markets. In recent years, CG stocks have widely underperformed in the broader market
Politics
War, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing!
On 14th February 14, 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed by a suicide bombing in Indian-Administered Kashmir. Whilst the bomber was born and raised in India (a fact ignored by the Indian media), he was funded and equipped by the Pakistan based terrorist organisation JeM, who have publicly taken
Opinion
The Imperial Bursary Scheme: a retrospective
Comment writer Rhidian Thomas discusses the impact of the errors made in the Imperial College bursary scheme and the mediocre efforts to reimburse students.
Books
The Ghost Map: dive into the 1854 London cholera outbreak
The setting of this book - a cholera outbreak in Victorian England revolving around cesspools contaminations - is not particularly the most attractive thing in the world, yet it’s fascinating to see the story behind how we came to understand that cholera is water-borne, how it established the base of