The Strange Life of Mavungu
In one of Oxford’s darker museum cabinets, a wooden figure is frozen in an eternal gasp. Its oversized eyes are painted a pallid white, widening as if trapped in a moment of grotesque revelation. An arm is raised in wrath, and its torso, like an eruption of shrapnel, is violently studded with nail
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
In the film Limitless, Bradley Cooper’s character Eddie discovers a little transparent pill, NZT-48, which equips him with super-human intelligence and transforms his life. In Jonathan Franzen’s novel The Corrections, Edith assuages the plagues and pains of old age by illicit prescription of A
Is London Leaving The Country Behind?
“All roads lead to London” is not yet a quotation from Boris Johnson, but it might as well be. Few cities can claim to be a global centre of finance, business, art, politics and media. Despite intense competition from BRIC economies, London remains a leading city – and its lead is g
ISIS Issue Launch…. Space Invaders
BLASTING OFF – Wednesday 7th week. 10pm-3am Spacemen and space cadets: sprinkle on some stardust and come on down to Babylove for the launch of this term’s ISIS. It’s the last night of a huge meteor shower and there will be thousands of flying saucers (the sweets, maybe the spacesh
Sunset in Moscow
The last rays of daylight glint on the golden domes of the Kremlin, and glimmer in the champagne filled glasses on the roof terrace of the Ritz- Carlton hotel. Up here, the city’s wealthiest residents and guests guzzle bottle after bottle of brut and admire nightfall over Red Square. Beyo
Why Big is Small in Pakistan
The Fakir Khana Museum, a ‘hevaley’ housing a vast collection of eclectic artefacts assembled over six generations, is stifling in Lahore’s August heat. Unfazed by the rivulets of sweat coursing down his face, its owl-eyed curator is about to present one of his most precious treasures. “How
Doctor Who in Shenzhen, China
A class of primary school students watch Doctor Who in Shenzhen, China. A day after taking this photo, I entered a class to chants of "B!B!C!B!B!C!". A year after taking this photo, China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television reportedly 'banned' depictions of Time Travel in film and
Catweazle
Matt Sage, troubadour, founder and compere of Catweazle explains why, in his words, this “magical cave from some far away epoch” has been such a success, and why it is so valuable in the city.