I’m writing this from bed, clad in the most hideous of multi-coloured jumpers and thinking of excuses to relieve me from a night out. Because the truth is this: despite the twinkling of Christmas lights […]
Theatre | Footloose – Let's Hear it for the Boy
photo: LAOS 4/5 Stars The first thing that strikes you about this show is its sheer relentless energy. The cast are dancing almost constantly from start to finish and the most energetic actor of all […]
Books | Cheat's Guide to The French Lieutenant's Woman
Need something to drunkenly hold forth about next time your pretentious friends are round? Take note with our LSi Cheat’s Guide. This week: John Fowles post-modern, pseudo-Victorian tale of love and shame. Who? Charles Smithson Romantic lead. […]
LIFF | Gravity – stars that don't shine
photo: Warner Bros. 2/5 Stars It’s been sending critics into a frenzy, hailed as the best film set in space since the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey and featuring two Academy Award winning actors as […]
Theatre | People – Alan Bennett in old age
photo: Catherine Ashmore 4/5 Stars There is a little something of both Miss Havisham and Big Edie in Dorothy Stacpoole, the aged heiress to a decaying Yorkshire country house which she has ‘taken for granted’ […]
News | Popular club closes
House nightclub The Garage has been forced to close as the landlord of the property has not extended the tenancy. Described by staff as a “minor tragedy”, the club is having to find a new […]
Comment | British war crimes – we will not forget
As red poppies began to dot lapels in the lead up to Remembrance Day, I started to feel uneasy. The politicisation of the red poppy has become ever more pronounced as the original sentiments of the […]
News | Cleric's visit cancelled following homophobic rant
The Islamic society has been forced to cancel a talk at the University by a Muslim cleric who has been labelled homophobic. Mufti Ismail Menk, who was scheduled to give a talk at the University […]
Comment | The grotesque state of US justice
On November 2, 2013 at 1:30AM, Renisha McBride, a 19 year old black woman, was involved in a car accident in Detroit. Confused, disorientated and bleeding from the head, she was found by locals, one of […]
News | Lecturers vow to strike again
Lecturers are set to stage another strike next month as arguments over pay levels continue. Students will again have to deal with the cancellation of lectures and seminars on December 3. Last month’s strike caused […]
News | Scrotum stapled in FIFA forfeit
A student has stapled his testicles in a bet with friends over a game of FIFA. Nathan Bell, 20, suffered his fate after losing the Xbox match against his friend Saber Da Silva. The punishment […]
News | Old Bar serves up zebra
It won’t be the first time the Union’s been called a zoo but this week it may have been justified as Old Bar dished out zebra sausages. The annual Sausage and Ale Festival, organised by […]