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Covent Garden: A Foodie’s Paradise
It is no secret that Covent Garden - conveniently located very close to the Strand campus - is one of London’s most iconic localities.
Mariza Michailidou
Oct 25, 20242 min read


No Longer A Bystander: ‘A Riot In Three Acts’ by Imran Perretta
Artist, composer and filmmaker Imran Perretta, a resident of Somerset House Studios, returuns with his first major work since 2019: A...
Hanis Nurolamin
Oct 23, 20243 min read


A Day Out in Lisbon: How to spend a 24 hour layover, without a phone or a friend (or a hostel, or the ability to speak Portuguese)
Photo taken by Claire Ducharme As students, we all love to hunt for a good deal. Perhaps saving £20 could convince us to opt for a 5-hour...
Claire Ducharme
Oct 14, 20245 min read


‘In the City Walking Tour 2024’ - a musical journey around London
A musical history of London - highly recommended.
John Gilheany
Oct 9, 20244 min read
Biriyani: More Than Just Rice and Meat
Biryani has become an everlasting symbol of the multicultural world we live in. Originating in Iran, biryani traces its linguistic roots to birinj , Persian for rice, as well as birian , Persian for ‘fried before cooking’. The most widely accepted origin story of biryani places its creation in the royal kitchens of the Mughals, who ruled India from the 15th to the 18th century. The story goes that Queen Mumtaz, for whom incidentally the Taj Mahal was commissioned, had visit
Kanchan Palakode
Oct 9, 20245 min read
Kitchen Confidential (Insider’s Edition): Bourdain’s Beautifully Brutal Memoir On Life Behind The Kitchen Door
I have just read Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential for the first time and it’s like nothing I have read before. Perhaps a similar spirit of adventure and endurance can be found on the pages of a classical winding western novel. Perhaps it emulates the intensity and grit of a gangster movie. Maybe even the relentless aggression that runs throughout is reminiscent of a heavy metal rock song. But I think the closest comparison would be the Dangerous Book For Boys , but fo
Eve Williams
Oct 1, 20243 min read


A Bucharest Wrap-Up
Bucharest by Clara Goilav To round off this trilogy of Bucharest reporting, I present you with the third and final chapter: the wrap-up....
Clara Goilav
Sep 6, 20245 min read
Eating and Drinking My Way Around Bucharest
Explore the best places to eat and drink in Bucharest, from charming cafés like Artichoke Social House to hidden gems such as Suta de Grame.
Clara Goilav
Aug 31, 20244 min read


Guantanamo at Heavyyard: Uncovering the Independent Music Scene in Bucharest
Guantanamo at Heavyyard taken by Clara Goilav Bucharest: a city of cheap drinks and cheap hostels, a mecca to the swarm of students going...
Clara Goilav
Aug 26, 20244 min read


Indie Paradise: London’s All Points East In Conversation with Dan Whitlam
Photo by Daria Slikker The sun retreats behind a thick cloud in Victoria Park with the dust just beginning to settle. Hundreds of footprints mark a distinctive path, all leading towards All Points East. Featuring Mitski as the headliner, alongside artists like Ethel Cain, Beabadoobee, Suki Waterhouse, and Men I Trust, this was the perfect way to spend a Sunday. Having never been to Victoria Park before, we stepped out of the number 8 bus completely disoriented. At that point
Daria Slikker
Aug 26, 20245 min read
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