What’s coming up: February 2020 in film, in print, on TV, and on stage
Films Perhaps the most anticipated film in February is Birds of Prey, the Suicide Squad spin-off, which says a lot…
LSESU hosts first UGM of Lent Term
By Ben Crozier and Angbeen Abbas The SU held its Union General Meeting (UGM) last Thursday, 30 January. This UGM…
Green Beast: LSE Should Stigmatise, Not Normalise Marijuana Use
What should we think about when we consider legalising cannabis? One sultry summer afternoon in the middle of 2017, I…
LSE RAG launches event week
LSE’s Raising and Giving (RAG) society are planning their annual RAG Week from 10 to 14 February. It’s a week…
the basic boundaries of being bipolar
CW: parts of this article allude heavily to self-harm and suicide, specifically in the last paragraph of “the lows – …
200 years of Anne: in defence of the best Brontë
If your first reaction to the title was: “that’s probably Charlotte and Emily Brontë’s sister!” this one’s for you. The…
Guftagu #1: Mental Health within South Asian Communities
Welcome to Guftagu, which means ‘conversation’ in Urdu. Guftagu is a new Beaver Sound podcast in collaboration with LSE SU Pakistan…
Ode to the Right Winger
“I have my final victory! The man of words; the child of Thatcher cried. Where is my wreath? My chariot…
What is your beloved more than another beloved
(This work also appears in Clare Market Review: Maximalism) The world is suddenly technicolour when for so long it’s been…
The Academia and the City of Sighs
Nicknamed ‘La Serenissima’ after repeatedly described as ‘serene’ by people of high importance, Venice is one of the most historically…
