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Poetry is Peng - October
衬衫 星期三上午的伦敦地铁 我眼前可以看到的男士 站着的坐着的对面车厢的 他们都穿着衬衫 大概这就是成年 日子就是打着领带的衬衫 和敞着第一颗扣子的衬衫 好也好,坏也好 生活不过是脱下一件衬衫 换上另一件衬衫 Shirts Wednesday morning, London Underground The men in my sight Standing, sitting or even in the next coach Are all wearing shirts This is probably what being an adult is like Time is just shirts with ties And
culture
Journeys to Independence: “Informative insight into 20th century India”
By Khadija Kothia (BA History) As India celebrates 70 years of Independence, LSE’s exhibition Journeys to Independence: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, captures the pivotal moments that shaped the subcontinent during the 20th century. Upon entering I am instantly intrigued. It’s a modest-sized room but with an abundance of
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London in Time: Museum of London Review
By Sumayyah Lane (BA History) Since the renovation of the Museum of London’s entire ground floor, reliving London’s past is now an experience reimagined. Complete with reconstructed Victorian streets, spoken accounts and 7000 objects, the museum’s nine galleries present a detailed and engaging history of the city.
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Black Art in Tate Modern
By Kornelia Jaroc (BA History of Art and Anthropology) According to the curators, the exhibition Soul of the Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power was to celebrate the works of Black American artists in the politically and socially eventful two decades following 1963. The question is, is it
culture
Death of Stalin: Comedy in the incompetent
By Azeem Rajulawalla (BA History) Armando Iannucci returns to the silver screen in this comedy-thriller-tragedy (it’s quite hard to place this film in one particular genre) to remind us all that he has mastered the art of satire. The Death of Stalin follows Stalin’s inner circle in the
This Girl Can
By Holly Sampson (BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies) ‘A kick right in the stereotypes’. ‘I can give mud mask a new meaning’. ‘Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox’. ‘My gameface has lipstick on it’. ‘Hot and not bothered’ These are just a few of the campaign
Sport and Societies
Sports Officers' interview
By Holly Sampson (BA Middle Eastern Studies and World Philosophies) This year sees the introduction of our new sports officers, Sophie and Danny. We sat down with them to discuss what sports has in store for this year… What are your aims and objectives? Sophie: In terms of planning our
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The Chagossians’ right to return home
By Thea Busuttil (MSc Violence, Conflict and Justice) Decolonisation is not a thing of the past. The Golden Age of the British Empire has long been over but its remnants still linger. A few islands around the world are still British colonies, and in the Indian Ocean, somewhere under the
Opinion
The Harvey Weinstein Mania
By Naela Cruz (BA Studies of Religions and World Philosophies) There is nothing surprising about a sexual predator lurking behind the scenes of Hollywood. The Harvey Weinstein mania hardly shocks many of those who are aware of sexual assaults that happen every day at work, school, and practically everywhere else.
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The Most Friendless People in the World
By Arooj Sultan (BA Economic and Politics) Last Friday, in a report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund, it was stated that an estimated 340,000 Rohingya children are living in dismal, insalubrious conditions in Bangladeshi refugee camps, where they have little to no access to enough food,
Opinion
Remember Liu
by Jennifer Ngo (MSC Migration, Mobility and Development) A group of artists and activists have put together a poetry reading of works by the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Liu Xiaobo, and his disappeared widow, Liu Xia. The event is to remember the prominent Chinese dissident not just as an