Sergio González Rodríguez’s The Femicide Machine and Roberto Bolaño’s 2666
This is a fascinating book about the horrific femicides of Ciudad Juárez, a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The scale of the misogynistic violence is astounding – a recent Reuters article noted that: “Although official figures vary, the [...]
Dave Gibbons Talks to Play
Dave Gibbons’ and Alan Moore’s Watchmen is one of the few comic-strip texts commonly said to have crossed over into the realms of, what literary critics patronisingly call during coke-fueled trips into egocentricity; literary respectability. A tale of a superhero [...]
Review: Englands lane books
Having only opened in July last year, England’s Lane Books is fast becoming one of London’s best independent bookshops. Ideally placed between trendy Primrose Hill and quaint Belsize Park, the bookshop specialises in deluxe editions, poetry and children’s books. It [...]
Popshot Dispatch
An interview with Jacob Denno, editor of Popshot magazine, a British bi-annual arts publication that champions contemporary poetry and illustration. There’s a lot to be said for frustration. Minor annoyance, damning the man: it’s all part of our daily grind. [...]
60 seconds with… Max Pemberton
With January 17 the most depressing day of the year and statistics showing that one in four British adults will suffer from one form of mental illness, we sent Alexander Badrick to speak to Dr Max Pemberton, a medical journalist, [...]
POLARBEAR INTERVIEW: Play speaks to Internationally renowned spoken word artist Polarbear about his new show, Old Me
POLARBEAR INTERVIEW Play speaks to Internationally renowned spoken word artist Polarbear about his new show, Old Me This is Polarbear’s third full length performance piece – following RETURN- A Spoken Screenplay, and If I cover my nose you can’t see [...]
The Association of Musical Marxists’ UNKANT
The Association of Musical Marxists have come onto the publishing scene in London with Unkant publishing, and they plan on changing our minds about some things. Their manifestos are playful and invigorating (“For US, music is a test of you [...]
Diary of a PhD part 2- Interviews are horrible, fact!
The prospect of being judged, by a panel of strangers, on your academic career so far is somewhat nauseating. In the past few years it has becoming increasingly common and necessary, to prepare a presentation for your PhD interviews. It [...]
London Loves Issue 10
I’m sat editing London Loves in a bedroom that smells of urine. And no, I’m not visiting my great grandmother in a NHS care home. In fact, I’m sat in my own bedroom minutes away from my University campus after [...]
Holly Thompson: The positive side of a vocational degree
On Tuesday 3rd February, ITV screened their take on the higher education debate: ‘The Value of a Degree: Tonight’. The programme showed several sixth-formers being interviewed on what they planned to study at university or college by a panel of [...]
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
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.