Games
Bringing the creed to your door!
Having never played the first 4/5 of the assassins creed series. I must say that I was first inspired to play this game from YouTube, after seeing footage of the multiplayer game.
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News
Check(mate) your Privilege
Carol Ann Cheah revisits Malaysian Night - now as a non-performing/producing outsider
Culture
Witty, irreverent, political collages
In Heads of State (1920), two portly figures are pictured in their bathing suits before a feminine backdrop of butterflies, flowers and a woman with a parasol.
Music
Wild Beasts - Present Tense
Prior to writing this review, I stumbled upon a recent YouTube recording of Wild Beasts performing a mellow and slightly mocking rendition of Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball.
Culture
Tiny Tate display still packs a punch
The Tate Modern opens its Harry Callahan display with a quote from the photographer: “if a man wishes to express himself photographically, he must understand… his relationship to life”.
Film & TV
The sound of cringe
The Sound of Music is without doubt one of the most beloved films of all time whether you like it or not. There isn’t a Christmas that goes by without Julie Andrews running on top of a hill singing at the top of her lungs...
Technology
The Mt Gox Bitcoin Debacle
Yong Wen Chua, on the dangers of trusting an online currency
Features
Recovering from depression
There’s been a movement in the last couple of years to get people talking about their experiences with mental health, whether it’s on a national scale such as Mind’s Time to Talk campaign or Imperial’s own OpenMinds campaign.
Games
More than just a Terraria Clone
Calum Skene, chopping and mining for survival as he is bound for the stars
Opinion
Manifesto: Place in Marxist Thought
To round up my three weeks of commentary on the Manifesto, I shall try and place it in Marxist thought. I was originally going to write a short critique of Marxist thought but it quickly grew to an unreadable length and so I have settled for this slightly less ambitious task.
Games
Is Competition really that good?
I seem to be in a bit of a gaming rut at the moment. I bought a few games in the Steam sales and in Humble Bundles that I haven’t given due gaming time. Instead of exploring the vastness of my steam library, I am always playing the same game: CounterStrike Global Offensive.
Culture
Is all art propaganda?
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. It’s an instantly quotable adage from Banksy, but what does it actually mean? Can a line be drawn between outright political propaganda and the canvases hanging in every hip gallery in London?