Film & TV
The (Oscars’) Favourite
Film Writer Rowan Dixon reviews The Favourite, a serious awards contender. Are mainstream critics wrong about this seemingly subversive historical drama?
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Games
The convoluted road to Kingdom Hearts 3: A Kingdom Hearts Retrospective and Story Summary
With the final chapter of the Xehanort Saga of the Kingdom Hearts series almost upon our doorstep, Felix Games is here to offer a retrospective look at the love child of Square Enix and Disney.
Food
Tapioca: your favourite bubble tea ingredient explained!
Bubble tea, pudding, pancakes, cakes and everything in between, here’s the low-down on everything Tapioca
Games
Smash Corner - Mario, Barely Qualified Plumber
Welcome to the Felix Games section’s brand new addition: Smash Corner! Where we will give you weekly guides on characters from Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, to give you an overview and some useful tips about them. And who better than Nintendo’s golden boy to start off
Games
Smash Corner - Link, Mute Discount Legolas
Originating in 1986 as the not so eponymous main character of ‘The Legend of Zelda’, Link has grown to be one of Nintendo’s most beloved and well-known characters. Long-time fans of Link finally get their justice in Ultimate as this is truly the best iteration of Link
Books
Science fiction authors come to Imperial!
On 16th February, the Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy society will be holding their 36th Picocon, a yearly convention and celebration of science fiction and fantasy media. This year’s theme is ‘intrigue’, and three science fiction authors will be in attendance as Guests of Honour. Andrew Bannister is
Culture
Outlying Islands: A Dark Exploration of Isolation
The latest effort of King’s Head Theatre is an intriguing and disturbing insight into human nature.
News
New development in ongoing bursary saga
Tuesday’s Union Council saw the announcement of £250k funding secured for “unfairly underfunded” 2015 bursary cohort students. This represents the latest update in an ongoing saga following the Union’s request for reimbursement for undergraduate students from the “squeezed middle” £35,000 - £60,000 income brackets that were on
Culture
Modern Couples: Love and Art in the Modern Age
Exploring the intimate worlds of modern artists.
Culture
Marvel Comics Presents: Corbyn and Sidekick McDonnell
Approaching Empty: An unsuccessful dramatisation about a taxi cab business.
Culture
Manon: A triumph of expressiveness in ballet
Alina Cojocaru and cast deliver an outstanding performance of Kenneth Macmillan’s breathtaking ballet
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