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Lucy Warden, MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies On the 29th of October most of you will be deeply ensconced in the costume making leading up to Halloween. Others will be clinging on to the remainder of their sleep and sanity waiting for the imminent relief of reading week. Perhaps
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Carolynn Look, BA Chinese and Development Studies Chinese students, and even those SOASians who have spent a year in Beijing, often come back feeling deprived of a variety of joys. This issue’s column aims to help you escape to the Middle Kingdom from time to time and bring you
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Paloma Rao, LLB Once you’ve settled into your pricey flat and struggle to pay for light and heat, you’ll soon realise how important it is to try and budget effectively and save money wherever you can. The more you’ll save, the more you can go out and
Daddy Donkey
Lee Richardson, BA South Asian Studies Options for satisfying the basic urge to continue life through the consumption of food are many and varied in London. The task of watering down such a plethora of choice for a brief guide like this is a challenge, and therefore, not all options
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By Darian De La Cruz, Ba Japenese Most of us think of Vikings as bloody warriors, but the most recent exhibition at the British Museum seeks to disprove that. Think a lot of weapons, jewellery, household objects – and the largest Viking ship found to date. Pirates and raiders. These words
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By Victoria Brown Ma Anthropology of Food I had a hankering for Indian recently; I hadn’t had a good curry for a long time. Anyone who lives in London knows that finding a good curry in Brick Lane is like finding a guilty pickpocket in Chandni Chowk and I
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By Fiona Munro, Ba Development and African Studies The Head of the River Race March 29 For the more athletically-oriented SOASians, this is a sporting extravaganza. The Head of the River Race takes place every spring when a staggering 400 crews from all over the globe take to the
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By Beth Jellicoe “Siddharth” is based on the true story of a boy who went missing, and it made me angry. Furious, even. This film makes no promises, and gives no easy answers. I don’t need to bang on about my relationship to India or the stories of the
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The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) is underway at the Ritzy Picturehouse, from March 18th to the 28th. One of its nights was dedicated to student-made documentaries, and the SOAS Spirit was there. By Paloma Rao This event, created in association with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
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Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi thriller “Under The Skin” is being celebrated as “astonishing”, “unforgettable” and a “masterpiece”. Is that really true? The SOAS Spirit had a look. By Dorina Marlen Heller I am not going to pretend that this film made any sense to me while watching it, or
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The SOAS alumni column seeks to track down what the alumni are doing after they graduated from SOAS and tries to elicit crucial advice on how to survive in the “real world”. This issue we interview Dr Hongxing Zhang who works as a Senior Curator at the V&A
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There is a treasure right opposite from our beloved uni. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts puts on great plays; if you haven’t seen one yet, go check it out and follow the first steps on stage of the next Joan Collins or Anthony Hopkins. By Dorina Marlen Heller