Culture
Manon: A triumph of expressiveness in ballet
Alina Cojocaru and cast deliver an outstanding performance of Kenneth Macmillan’s breathtaking ballet
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Music
Kobala Revisited: Afriquoi storm XOYO
Afriquoi describe themselves simply as an “afro supergroup” who perform “live African dance music fusing Congolese guitar + Gambian kora virtuosity with UK electronic sensibilities”. Its band members: Andre Marmot (on percussion), Jally Kebba Susso (kora), Fiston Lusambo (guitar), Andre Espeut (voice) and Nico Bentley (production) certainly live up to this
Music
James Blake’s Assume Form doesn’t quite take shape
In a bid to ditch the “sad boy" label, electronic singer-songwriter James Blake’s latest work contains more upbeat sounds and a host of features. Miles Gulliford argues that his efforts are in vain.
Culture
Improbable fiction upon a stage
Southwark Playhouse turns Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night into a colourful rave with more glitter than gold.
News
Imperial celebrates inaugural Liberation & Community Week
The week involved a panel event and social media campaign
Books
How science got women wrong
Angela Saini shared her views on the new research that is rewriting the story of gender in her new book Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story.
Politics
How Donkey Kong became a trans icon
Harry Brewis, a YouTuber who goes by the name hbomberguy, held a marathon 57-hour Donkey Kong 64 livestream raising $340,000 for UK trans charity Mermaids, featuring guests such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Harry will be visiting Imperial this Tuesday...
Sport
Get your running shoes on, it’s the Hyde Park Relays!
The Hyde Park Relays are the largest annual student relays in the UK and have seen over 500 competitors take to the paths of the iconic Hyde Park in Central London every year since 1949 to complete 5km laps in men’s or mixed teams of 6 and women’s
Food
Fuwa Fuwa: an exact soufflé science
If you like delicious flavours and something different to fill your belly (and your Instagram feed) take a trip to the UK’s only soufflé pancake café!
News
Future Developments to the South Kensington Campus
The Masterplan developed to improve the shared spaces of the South Kensington Campus will include opening up the Sherfield Walkway and Queen's Lawn
Opinion
Female Genital Mutilation: A Hidden Crisis
Millions of women still bear the consequences of this terrible, unjustified surgical operation. We can prevent that her daughters suffer the same fate.
Games
Fallout 76: How Bethesda alienated their fans and destroyed their reputation with a single game
A look at the stunning and ongoing failures of Fallout 76 and how Bethesda successfully destroyed their own reputation with lies, deceit and incompetence.