News
The 2026 edition of Phoenix is now open to submissions!
Submit work under this year's theme, flux, by 22nd February.
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Catnip
PMC Wagner passes Imperial’s new “Zero Ethics” index
The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company (PMC) involved in many of the Kremlin’s black operations, passed the latest assessment round for Imperial’s new “Zero Ethics” index. The index, which was finalised last month, will be repeated on a yearly basis to determine which defence companies and
Business
This Week in Business 28/11/25
Nvidia releases blowout earnings, but markets remain hesitant
Film & TV
Felix reviews Napoleon Dynamite
Felix Editors review a classic 2004 film about a socially awkward teenager.
Film & TV
Wicked has ended for good
A less magical second half of the musical film inspired by The Wizard of Oz, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
Books
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon: a review
Thomas Pynchon is fed up. Shadow Ticket, his ninth novel, published more than a decade after Bleeding Edge, is less so a world in which nefarious organisations collide in an ongoing conflict, but more so a world lost. Whilst regarded as a lesser Pynchon, perhaps even in the middle of
News
UCU prolongs industrial action into December
The staff union will be on strike for two consecutive weeks.
Editorial
Correspondence on the Agarthan investigation
Felix responds to the admin of a popular sixth-form Agarthan page.
News
Win some, lose some: breaking down the 2026 budget
Government balances reintroduction of maintenance grants with new tariff on international student fees.
Business
From impulse to intention: How Gen Z is redefining Black Friday shopping
AI, convenience and cost-consciousness are the driving forces behind this shift.
Opinion
You’re still missing the point about Agartha
A response to the criticism surrounding Felix’s investigation of the Agarthan Society.
Opinion
Where are the men in biology?
Spend a day on the Imperial campus and you’ll quickly get acquainted with the gender imbalances. Wander past engineering or computing lectures, and it’s a parade of grey hoodies and sports backpacks. In contrast, having spent the last three years tucked away in the Life Sciences and Medicine