The Forgetting of Proper Names
Three Polish Artists Make Their London Debut in Calvert 22 The title of Calvert 22’s most recent exhibition is a tilt of the hat to Freud’s suggestion that forgetfulness may not only be a fault of the memory, but a [...]
VAULT: Festival of film, theatre and music
The Old Vic Tunnels, Station Approach Road, London SE1 8SW Friday 10th – Sunday 26th February 2012 Supported by Ideas Tap and the Old Vic Tunnels. Heritage Arts proudly presents VAULT – London’s new three-week arts festival of [...]
Alberto Burri at Estorick
Born amidst the political and artistic chaos of the First World War, and dying amidst the ‘post- post-modern’ consumerism of Europe in the 1990s, Alberto Burri’s life and art represent complete microcosms of human experience in the twentieth century. Burri’s [...]
Vault festival’s punderful evening
If ever there was a lexically splendid way to spend a Sunday afternoon, this was it. Created by Ella Hickson and the Pun-Dits, Punt is comedy with a difference, and the clue is in the name. In an echoey Dickensian [...]
Critical Dictionary: An Interview With the Curator
Critical Dictionary is an ambitious cornucopia of words and images from A-Z, questioning common perceptions and standard interpretations of meaning. Part of the artwork has now been turned into an exciting exhibition at WORK Gallery and puts the playful context [...]
The Forgetting of Proper Names
Three Polish Artists Make Their London Debut in Calvert 22 The title of Calvert 22’s most recent exhibition is a tilt of the hat to Freud’s suggestion that forgetfulness may not only be a fault of the memory, but a [...]
London Liming Spoken-word: Confessions of a Poetry Eater
It has been so long since I last heard spoken-word that, had it been a trifling incident in my life, I might have forgotten it. But cardinal events are not to be forgotten; and one such was London Liming, 9th [...]
‘Travelling Light’ at the National Theatre – Interview
This week I met Damien Molony and Lauren O’Neil who star in the National Theatre’s new production, Travelling Light, written by Nicholas Wright. We meet in their press office overlooking the Thames. I was late. I had to run. I [...]
VAULT: Festival of film, theatre and music
The Old Vic Tunnels, Station Approach Road, London SE1 8SW Friday 10th – Sunday 26th February 2012 Supported by Ideas Tap and the Old Vic Tunnels. Heritage Arts proudly presents VAULT – London’s new three-week arts festival of [...]
Annie Potts on Chicken
This is the latest title in Reaktion’s Animal series, a fine example of what I’d like to dub “Ctrl-F scholarship”. Other titles include Fly, Vulture, Ant, Eel, and Whale – you can see that it’s an ambitious series. They’re fascinating [...]
Interview with Doug Stanhope
You may be familiar with Doug Stanhope from Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe or Newswipe or some other cleaning implement. But if that’s as far as it goes, shame on you: you should have pursued it further. He has three standup DVDs, [...]
Review: Frankenstein
Frankenstein has been given all the elements to lure its audience. Its Hollywood Director, high profile cast and a literary classic guaranteed a sell-out and places a huge amount of pressure on the play. With the bar set so high, [...]
A student London fashion weekend
Every year in mid-February, London is taken over by designers, models, bloggers and fashionistas from all over the world to celebrate London Fashion Week at the beautiful Somerset House. The atmosphere is intoxicating: outside Somerset house is a thoroughfare of [...]
Daydreaming is very expensive these days
sixProcrastination: we’ve all been there. If you’re a university student and you haven’t done this then you’re a liar. If you’re a university student and you genuinely haven’t procrastinated, then I take my hat off to you. I am impressed. [...]
Summer Sorted!
Summer is almost (although the weather would have you believe otherwise) upon us, and there is nothing to look forward to like a bit of a vitamin D boost, a holiday fling and some much needed RnR after exams are [...]
Video: LSE water balloon attack results in clashes
Amateur footage obtained by London Student captures some of the attack on the LSESU Palestine Society, which was holding a peaceful demonstration at the time. You can read the story in full here.
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Abs Hassanali
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Abs Hassanali. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Ross Speer
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Ross Speer. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
Interview with The Manic Shine
The Manic Shine are a hot upcoming band. The band’s leader, Ozzie Rogers, hails from the LSE but has chosen the music industry, rather than finance, as his chosen career path.
The second sabbatical interview: an excerpt
In their second interview with London Student, Clare Solomon, ULU President, and Viktoria Szmolar, ULU Vice-President, discuss the current state of the student movement. This excerpt focuses on the momentum of student protest after the Christmas break.