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Suspicions over bomb threat prove false

Lim Yee Hung, Chan Zhong Yang, Jayne Chor, Wendy Tuen, and Goh Wei Yin had purchased £276 worth of rice bowls to sell for charity in support of their Warwick Hitch effort. They sold three of their thirteen boxes on the 14th and 15th of January. They left the remaining...
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By , Jan. 27, 2009

Tea party for Gaza: Theatrical protest

Inspired by the sit-in, a group of theatre students, most of whom were participants in the “theatrical protest” outside the Library in Week 2, decided to hold an outdoors event. They set up a tea party outside the main entrance to the Library showing their solidarity with the students in...
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By , Jan. 27, 2009

Tonight

They say good things come to those who wait. Well, at least Guinness say that. If only the same were true in music. Long gaps between albums rarely tend to signify a road to Damascus-style reinvention of a band into anything greater than they once were. Franz Ferdinand’s latest album...
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By , Jan. 27, 2009

Numbers Lucent [EP]

Last year in this publication I wrote an epic page-long review for the latest Squarepusher L.P., Just A Souvenir, in which I bemoaned the descent of my favourite musician from innovator par-excellence to derivative rock poseur. Imagine how happy I was, then, when I heard that his next release would...
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By , Jan. 27, 2009

To Lose My Life

Just a month into 2009 it is easier than one may expect to predict which breakthrough acts are going to dominate the popular music scene. Numerous magazines have run features on the most exciting prospects among this year’s mass of new releases but none are as accurate or perceptive as...
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By , Jan. 27, 2009

OMG! It’s Gossip Girl

The debut of the second series of Gossip Girl aired our screens last week, and I have to admit, I’ve missed it. In case you’ve never seen it, Gossip Girl is a highly addictive mix of sex, glamour and awesome clothes which revolves around the lives of socialite teenagers growing...
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By , Jan. 27, 2009

Joe – America’s top plumber since Mario

Guess who’s got a new job as a correspondent to the Gaza strip. Of course, it makes sense - this is a man who embodies everything that Palestinians love about America: Christian conservatism, an affiliation with the ardently pro-Israeli Republican Party and sheer ignorance.
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By , Jan. 27, 2009