FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 – Keep the Cat Free – ISSUE 1690 Felix

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Strikes cancelled as UCU and UUK reach agreement PAGE 4

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Is The Inheritance the new Angels in America? PAGE 15 The gender pay gap exists across the entire Russell Group // Felix FILM Russell Group gender pay gap nearly twice national average

NEWS Group, the median gender James Stirling, Imperial’s positions, and bonus pay- and the higher education pay gap was 16.7%, Provost, said the statistics ments are proportionate to sector in particular.” The Isle of Dogs: Fred Fyles slightly larger than the were not acceptable. individuals’ salaries.” university has outlined a Editor-in-Chief average for higher educa- On average, men These data come after series of moves to address lots of bark but tion institutions (HEIs) as occupy just over 60% of the government mandated the gap, including pay no bite a whole, and significantly the highest-paying quar- all companies and public review policies. While Imperial has higher than the national tile of jobs in all Russell bodies that employ more The data released by PAGE 22 one of the lowest average of 9.7%. Group universities. than 250 people to release Russell Group universities gaps in the Russell While Imperial has one Women occupy over 60% information on their pay highlights the difficulties Group, men dominate of the lowest pay gaps of the lowest-paying quar- gap. women have in attaining in the Russell Group, tile of jobs in the group. The Russell Group the highest-ranking roles TRAVEL the highest-paid with women earning on Furthermore, men were university with the within HEIs – a factor positions. average 9.4% less per found to be slightly more highest gender pay gap that is one of the key hour than male staff, men likely to be granted bonus is Durham University, causes of the gender pay ata released dominate the highest pay, which was over 40% which reported a median gap. For all universities last month paid positions. Male staff higher than that awarded gap of nearly 30%. Pro- within the Russell Group, show the Rus- occupy over 70% of the to women. fessor Stuart Corbridge, the proportion of women sell Group has highest-paying quartile At Imperial, men were the vice-chancellor of decrease further up the Da gender pay gap nearly of jobs – the highest paid bonuses 50% larger Durham, said “We recog- pay scale. twice that of the national proportion in the entire on average than women. nise that the gender pay While overall Imperial Growing fruit average. Russell Group – and 56% The College say this gap is a serious issue for employs more men than in the South Across the 24 universi- of the second highest-pay- gap is because “we have Durham University, as it women – with 44% of all American jungle ties making up the Russell ing quartile. Professor fewer women in senior is for society as a whole Cont. pg 3 PAGE 26 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1690

EDITORIAL NEWS [email protected] CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 Guess who's back… Men occupy over 70% of the top-paid jobs at Imperial NEWS 3-6 And we’re back. Yes, les – Felix E across all industries, it COMMENT 7-8 Fy dit NEWS Average Gender Pay Gap at the Russell Group = 16.7% While Imperial has a lower gender pay gap than the Russell we know – term hasn’t ed or is particularly important The Felix Team Fr Cont.from front Group average, and one of the lowest gaps within the Group, SCIENCE 9-10 quite started yet (for those in the university sector. men dominate the highest-paying positions. Over 70% of the early-birds reading this These data help highlights Editor-in-Chief staff across the College . ARTS 12-15 on a Friday morning), some of the challenges Fred Fyles identifying as female – Durham top-paying quartile of jobs at Imperial are occupied by men – • the highest of the Russell Group but we felt so sad about women face within Deputy Editor the number of women BOOKS 18 being apart from our academia; we need to Joanna Wormald drops significantly within . readers we arranged to look at why women aren’t • research and academic MUSIC 19-20 get an issue in a week occupying the highest News Editor settings: the most recent Warwick ♀ ♀ early, just for you! Also, positions, not merely state Joanna Wormald publicly-available Equali- FILM 21-22 • . let’s be real, pretty much the fact. People we spoke Politics Editors ty and Diversity Commit- TRAVEL 23-24 everyone is already back to highlighted a number of Avirup Banerjee tee (E&DC) report, from Birmingham on campus, desperately barriers for women – key Divyen Vanniasegaram July 2016, showed only C&S 25 cramming in the library, stages of their career tend • 38% of research staff and . and getting frustrated by to coincide with the time Comment Editors 20% of academic staff Alan Perfect Nottingham HANGMAN 26-27 people leaving their stuff many people want to start Charlie Titmuss were women. on spare desks while they a family; the need to take • This gap widens as PUZZLES 29 go on three-hour-long on research at sites around Science Editor staff progress through the breaks. Well, there’s no the globe prevents a sense Rosie Dutt ranks of employment: as SPORTS 30-32 better procrastination of stability; they’re far • of 2016, there were 533 Tech Editor ♂ ♂ material than Felix (well, more likely to get negative Tom Mrazek male professors com- Q1 Q2 maybe Sporcle), so feel feedback from students • pared to 94 female ones, . free to dive straight back ‘gender pay gap’ can seem ties, the average gender for teaching compared to Arts Editors with the data showing a into this week’s issue! misleading – it doesn’t pay gap was nearly twice men. The list goes on. Indira Mallik progressive attrition of Manchester ♀ ♀ This week our main refer to women being paid the national average, indi- Imperial has already JJ Cheng women as they progress Adam Gellatly story is about something less than men for the same cating top positions at uni- put some initiatives in • through pay grades. . that’s been in the news a lot work (although this does versities are often filled by place to address these Books Editors Out of the 20 heads of She eld recently: the gender pay still happen), but rather men. At Imperial, the gap – personalised develop- JJ Cheng departments, only three Alice Peberdy gap. For those of you who the average earnings of was lower than the Russell ment, help with childcare, are women – Professor . haven’t been following • Dame Amanda Fisher of women compared to men. Group average – in fact, it selecting the widest pool Music Editors the news, a while ago the It therefore gives you an was one of the lowest in of candidates for inter- the Institute of Clinical Imperial Felix Office Andy Djaba Beit Quad, Prince Consort government announced idea about whether or not the Group. But while this views. These are all fan- Adrian LaMoury Sciences, Professor Anne Road their plans to have all women are in highly-paid is good news, it doesn’t tastic, but the gender pay Henry Eshbaugh Dell of the Department of . London, SW7 2BB large companies and positions – the fewer tell the whole story – men gap results show there is a • Life Sciences, and Profes- Tel: 020 79548072 public institutions publish women there are at the were disproportionately still a long way to go. We Film Editors sor Michele Dougherty, UCL Email: [email protected] Mikhail Demtchenko ♂ ♂ data on the average wage top (or the more at the overrepresented at the always hear about how Ashley Luckyram the newly-installed Head felixonline.co.uk gap between male and bottom), the greater the highest levels, occupying Imperial wants to be the of the Department of Q3 Q4 @feliximperial Mark Aduol female employees, with gap. over 70% of the top-pay- best at everything; here’s Michael Purdy Physics. None of the four Median Gender Pay Gap Printed by Mortons Media a deadline of the end of The results threw up ing jobs, which was the one area to focus on. • faculty deans are women. Group, Boston Road, March/beginning of April. some interesting findings, highest rate in the Russell TV Editor A number of staff and Horncastle, Lincolnshire Andrew Melville Before we dive into particularly within the Group. early-career academics unfortunately for what- In a statement, Profes- Registered Newspaper • ISSN 1040-0711 what happened, a quick university sector. For the While a lack of rep- Games Editor Felix spoke to said this “One postdoc ever reason women seem sor James Stirling, Impe- What is the Gender Pay Gap? note: yes, the term Russell Group universi- resentation is important Saad Ahmed lack of representation had to suffer from that.” “At rial’s Provost, welcomed Copyright (c) Felix 2017 • knock-on impacts for their told Felix they stages above postdoc”, the reporting requirement. The term ‘gender pay gap’, as used by the Food Editors learning experience. she added, “it’s a leader- He said “We are com- UK government, is slightly misleading. The Alice Davage felt visibility Andrada Balmez One postdoctoral ship role, and there will mitted to addressing this term refers the difference in hourly pay of all • academic, who has re- of women be a bias towards hiring imbalance by tackling Felix is recruiting! Travel Editor cently finished her PhD men.” barriers to progression”, men and all women across a workforce, and Edita Pileckyte at Imperial, told Felix: “I in academia A recent study pub- citing personalised devel- occurs when women occupy lower paying • Puzzles Editor think visibility makes a lished in Research Policy opment, unconscious bias jobs, while men occupy higher paying jobs. difference. I feel so em- made a big that followed 20,000 training, and outreach Hamish Beck The term does not refer to women being paid • powered by the amazing doctoral students found work in schools, among Sports Editor women I’ve worked with difference” female students were more other projects. less than men for the same work – although Imraj Singh at Imperial, and those who likely to gain an academic Professor Stirling said: this may happen, this is termed ‘unequal pay’, • most impacted me person- job if their supervisor was “Our activity on gender Head Photographer and has been illegal in the UK since 1970. Joseph O'Connell-Danes ally from an academic a massive disadvantage, a woman. They were also sits as part of our wider • standpoint were women. because it’s the time more likely to publish in equality work, now led by From 2017, all large employers are legally Copy Editors I think that’s because they most people are looking a high-impact journal. Professor Stephen Curry – obliged to publish the gender pay gap data Alex Adler were all people who were to have kids, but it’s also Another recent study our new Assistant Provost Ash Pattar making a deliberate point the worst time to take reported gender parity in for Equality, Diversity on their website, and on the government Astrid Zong Selin Olenik to build up women and a year out of research.” STEM subjects was still and Inclusion. We are portal. Last week it was reported that one Rhidian Thomas empower them.” While she highlighted a way off, with men likely determined to enhance in ten companies still had not released their We want you – yes, you! We’re looking for writers, photographers, editors, illustrators, reporters, Ezgi Ozyilkan She went on to discuss the support available at to outnumber women in the working environment Myles Lee some of the reasoning Imperial, she said “Taking publishing in scientific to make Imperial a better data, despite the deadline being the 4th computer experts and grammar nerds to join our team. No experience needed – we’ll teach you Hari Choudhury behind the disparity: time off can really affect fields until the end of the place to work for all our April. Gillian Lee everything you need to know. If you’re interested, send us an email on [email protected] “As a postdoc you’re at your academic career, and century. staff.” 2 3 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1690

NEWS [email protected] NEWS [email protected] UCU call off further strike action, as debates around Union launches ethical investment survey tuition fee refunds continue NEWS Committee, who will be clearly lends itself to bias. discussing the potential There was also no attempt Frank Leggett ethical dilemmas, as well to explain the arguments, NEWS funds. As a result of the education suffered". News Writer as the risks and returns including financial, action, students across 65 In a statement released that each option brings. in favour of moving Fred Fyles universities lost out on on social media earlier Matt Blackett, Deputy investments away from Editor-in-Chief scheduled teaching time. this week, Alex Chippy Imperial College President (Finance & Ser- fossil fuels, potentially At Imperial, students Compton, President of Im- Union have launched vices) told Felix: “A staff undermining the Union’s have been assured they perial College Union, and and student panel met all existing commitments to Strike action has a survey asking will not be examined on Luke McCrone, President respondents give their of the shortlisted fund divestment and support been called off as missed content, with the of the Graduate Students’ managers on Tuesday for the campaign. Al- UCU and UUK reach College saying they were Union, said the response opinion on the ethics of and, guided by student though we expressed our agreement, but “committed to putting from senior management different investments input throughout, they concerns to the DPFS measures in place that was “unsatisfactory, and proposed. have reached a decision. directly following the pressure is mounting will safeguard [students’] failed to address many Once the paperwork is survey launch, we are yet for fee refunds. ability to progress or students’ concerns.” They done, we look forward to to receive a response. We graduate.” called on students to he survey, telling our members how hope the Union will fulfil UCU had originally continue to pressure the launched we’re putting our reserves its original resolution to embers of planned a further 14 days College for refunds on online, has to work so we can fund fully divest from fossil A protest at the University of Oxford over divestment // Flickr/Kamyar Adl the Uni- of strike action, timed to any teaching missed and allowed re- even more activities and fuels, communicate more versity and coincide with the exam- not rescheduled. Tspondents to voice their events”. effectively with students million in fossil fuel be one of the least ethical received investment College ination period of many Speaking to Felix, opinion on whether the In a statement, Divest in future, and work with companies with further investors within higher from the College, such MUnion (UCU) earlier universities. This has been Compton said “We’re Union should invest in Imperial – a student-run us in holding university investments been made education in the People as Exxon and Shell, have this month voted to postponed following the glad to see that collective industries considered campaign pressuring the management to account by externally managed and Planet University been accused of burying accept proposals from agreement. action by UCU members ethically problematic Union and College to on this issue”. funds. It was believed that league table, ranking at evidence of global Universities UK (UUK), The development was has resulted in fresh dis- such as pornography, withdraw investments Last year the Union Imperial was one of the the 141st place – the lowest warming and committing cancelling strike action welcomed by the College, cussions about the future fossil fuels, and the from fossil fuels – has made the commitment to top investors among UK amongst the Russell crimes against humanity. scheduled for later this with Professor Alice Gast, of their pensions. Current armament sector. The accused the survey no longer invest in fossil universities. Group. An investigation One academic told term. President, and Professor students will be glad to Union will invest its of being misleading, fuel and to implement The paper also high- by Felix earlier this year Felix: “The world looks In a ballot, whose James Stirling, Provost, see the end of the strikes reserves and part of the factually incorrect, and alternative responsible lighted that the increase in showed the College was to us to set the agenda results were revealed on telling staff it was “a Students and staff on the march last term // Ansh Bhatnagar that interrupted their edu- Clubs, Societies and undermining student investment strategies. The global temperatures is due investing £3.5 million of research; how can we the 13th April, 64% of welcome step forward, cation, and future students Projects funding ac- campaigning and democ- Council paper implement- largely to burning of fossil in the tobacco industry, lead from the front when members voted to accept and in line with our call creation of tuition fees to students affected by last are less likely to be taught count, stating the money racy. They stated: “The ing the decision, brought fuels, that some of these nearly £9 million in the our eyes are still squarely the pensions offer from in February to convene an and a market in education. term’s strikes are ongoing. “The Union by demoralised, precar- would only lose in value survey directly equates forward by Rhidian companies have been im- fossil fuel industry, £3.1 focused on the past and its UUK, with 36% voting expert group.” Since then, universities A petition that circu- iously-employed aca- if left untouched, due to the exclusion of fossil Thomas (Ethics & En- plicated in cases of human million in the arms indus- former cash cows – fossil to reject the offer. Overall Roddy Slorach, Impe- have increasingly seen lated at the end of last said the demics. Imperial College inflation. fuels, armaments, alcohol, vironment Officer) and rights abuses, and their try, and over £16 million fuels”. turnout from members rial College UCU’s Di- themselves as competi- terms asking for a refund Union will continue to The responses have gambling, pornography supported by the Divest overall image did not fit in in pharmaceuticals, out of The survey can be was 63.5%. versity Officer, told Felix tors, with students seen of tuition fees in light College's press College to make it been taken into consid- and tobacco from a port- Imperial campaign, has with the Union’s values. a total fund of over £266 accessed here: https://bit. The proposal put “The UUK offer removed as customers and staff as of missed teaching was response up to students who missed eration by the Union’s folio with a ‘severe risk’, estimated that the college Imperial College million. ly/2HuOGGE forward by UUK, the the immediate threat of costs to be cut.” signed by over 3,000 out on the education they Finance and Risk which is misleading and directly invested £5.4 London has been found to Companies that regulator of universities the drastic change to our Dr Michael McGarvey, Imperial students. It was 'failed to paid for.” in the UK, included main- pensions, although it President of Imperial delivered to senior man- Other universities have tenance of the current provided few other guar- College UCU, told Felix agement at the College, address many also seen demands for pension scheme until at antees. A large majority of UCU membership at who have thus far refused refunds of tuition fees. Imperial computing professor detained in Iran least April 2019, contin- UCU members voted Yes Imperial had increased to confirm whether they students' Earlier this week a class ued discussion between in the hope the Independ- by 60% over the dispute will be refunding fees. concerns'” action lawsuit organised parties, and establishment ent Expert Panel could period. "Management A statement on the by law firm Asserson NEWS who is based at Imperial’s information from the reports of his arrest, and in protest to President Environment last year, a of a Joint Expert Panel. sort out the valuation and should be under no College website, which passed a legal milestone, Department of Comput- Iranian authorities” about we are urgently seeking Donald Trump’s restric- position from which he The Panel, which would reduce the ‘deficit’” illusion that this decision was also sent out to several value our education and with more than 1,000 Fred Fyles ing, was arrested by Iran’s Professor Edalat. further information." tions on vias. resigned last week. be composed of academ- However, he cautioned is a sign of weakness," students by Professor the interaction we have students signing up. The Editor-in-Chief Revolutionary Guards on In a statement, the Professor Edalat is Professor Edalat is one Hadi Ghaemi, execu- ics and actuarial experts, the vote was “absolutely he said, "We expect the Gast, says: “your fees with our lecturers highly. group claim now has the 15th April, according College said: "We are believed to have been in of a number of high-pro- tive director of the CHRI, would report on valuation not a vote of confidence in university employers at cover all aspects of your To be told that 14 days enough people to qualify to a human rights group. understandably concerned Iran to attend an academic file arrests of Iranian dual said of the arrest: “Iran’s of the current pension UUK”, saying if the panel Imperial and throughout time at Imperial, and are of strike has not had an for a group litigation Professor Abbas The Centre for Human for his welfare following workshop. nationals. Since 2015, the continued arbitrary scheme. recommended pension the UK to act in good based on the delivery of impact on the outcomes order. Asserson predict Edalat, a British- Rights in Iran (CHRI), As well as his academic Revolutionary Guards arrests of dual nationals The agreement came cuts, another ballot on faith. However, if there overall outcomes, rather of our degrees makes it could cost universities Iranian academic, a US-based non-profit, career, Professor Edalat is have arrested 30 dual without transparency and shortly after 14 days of further industrial action is no acceptable outcome than being payments for me sad and angry. Sad millions in compensation. reported Professor Edalat “Professor the founder of the Cam- nationals; the majority lack of due process is ex- industrial action by UCU would need to be called. from the Panel then UCU specific contact hours. because the management Shimon Goldwater, a is being held in Iran, refused to post bail this paign Against Sanctions have been accused of tremely concerning.” The members came to an end. He highlighted the rela- can resume strike action." Through our mitigation at Imperial does not seem senior solicitor at Asser- according to officials. Wednesday, leading to Edalat is one and Military Intervention espionage. International Observatory The strikes were called tion these strikes have with plans, we are aiming to to be putting as high a son, told Times Higher him being taken into in Iran (CASMII), which Earlier this year Dr of Human Rights accused over changes to the Uni- general developments in Fee Refunds ensure the impact of the value on my education as Education: “No other professor from custody. A source told the of a number campaigns against foreign Kaveh Madani, a Reader the Iranian government versities Superannuation higher education: “It’s strike on these outcomes I am, and angry that they service provider would Imperial Col- CGHI Professor Edalat’s of high-profile interventions in Iran. He at Imperial’s Centre for of using dual-nationals Scheme (USS), which important to recognise the While an agreement is kept to a minimum.” think it is acceptable to get away with charging lege London home was raided, and his previously told Times Environmental Policy, as “bargaining chips in UCU said would mean broader issues that have has been reached between Some students have fob me off with a standard for 25 weeks of a service is believed to belongings seized. arrests of dual Higher Education he was detained for 72 hours Tehran’s ongoing negoti- members of the scheme driven this dispute. The UUK and UCU, disagree- felt the response is insuf- reply that does not address and cutting that to 22 with Ahave been detained in The Foreign Office would not be submit- in Iran. Dr Madani had ations with the West.” would lose out on £10,000 attacks on our pensions ments about whether or ficient. One postgraduate my genuine request for no price reduction.” Iran last week. this week stated they nationals” ting research papers to been made Deputy Head per year in pension can be traced back to the not to refund tuition fees student told Felix: " We a refund because my Professor Abbas Edalat, were “urgently seeking US-based conferences of Iran’s Department of 4 5 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX

NEWS [email protected] Higher education rife with sexual misconduct, study finds

NEWS non-consensual sex with a path. Reporting of such staff member. 15 respond- incidents was found to be Frank Leggett ents reported being sexu- lacking, with only 10% News Writer ally assaulted or raped by of respondents reporting a staff member. misconduct to their insti- The survey found the tution, the major reason A study organised perpetrators of these acts being that victims are by the NUS and were mostly academics unsure if the behaviour the 1752 Group rather than other staff was serious enough to members. Around 60% of warrant complaint. found widespread reported perpetrators were Where incidents are sexual misconduct, men and 13% women; reported, 90% of respond- inadequate support. these gender ratios were ents felt institutions failed also seen with victims, to adequately respond, ver 40% of with women being more with some saying institu- respondents likely than men to expe- tions rendered the process to a survey re- rience sexual misconduct. difficult or even denied cently carried Nearly 15% of postgrad- the incident altogether. Oout by the 1752 Group uate respondents reported Only one in four respond- reported experiencing being made to take part ents found that their Uni- sexual misconduct by a in sexualised discussions, versity or College took Universities have been hit by the recent sexual misconduct scandal // CC member of higher edu- compared to 6% of under- proactive steps to prevent cation (HE) staff on at graduates. misconduct. Last month Felix supported, and respected. and come up with a unified least one occasion. A lack of boundaries Dr Emma Chapman, a reported on their Any kind of sexual assault set of policies and proce- The online survey, within student-staff rela- research fellow at Imperi- college-wide survey or harassment is entirely dures that create a credible carried out by the Na- tionships were also high- al who is a member of the investigating sexism at unacceptable and has no reporting system”. tional Union of Students lighted in the report. 80% 1752 Group told Felix: Imperial. It found that place within our commu- Dr Chapman said: (NUS) and the 1752 of respondents felt staff “This research rightly 40% of respondents had nity”. “Universities need to Group, which campaigns having sexual relation- placed accountability not faced misogyny, and Professor Stephen urgently invest in tackling to end sexual misconduct ships with students made just on the perpetrators 70% had experienced Curry, Assistant Provost this issue and I am happy in higher education, them ‘somewhat’ to ‘very but also on the univer- derogatory comments for Equality, Diversity, to say that Imperial is one collected 1839 responses uncomfortable’, while sity frameworks which from peers. Only one in and Inclusion, who spoke of the universities leading from current and former 40% felt uncomfortable protect them. Inadequate three respondents agreed to Felix last month, said: this charge with their students around the UK. about getting drunk with reporting pathways and enough support was given “One of the major pieces newly convened sexual One in eight respondents staff members. opaque and discriminato- to discrimination victims. of work we’re starting is harassment policy reform reported being touched Misconduct had a ry disciplinary processes Commenting on the a working group dealing working group. I hope to in a manner that made notable effect on victims, keep higher education a report, the College stated: with sexual harassment at see courage to admit fault them uncomfortable, ranging from loss of gendered experience and “Imperial is committed to the university. It will look and commitment to invest while 65 current and confidence to a change in prevent true equal access promoting an environment across the board at staff from Imperial and the former students have had degree course or career to education.” where everyone feels safe, and student experiences, sector as a whole.” QTR Restaurant to close through summer term

NEWS he Queen’s summer exams. It will Students are invited to postgraduate students and from students about long Tower Rooms be closed throughout the use the Senior Common staff. waiting times. “They Fred Fyles Restaurant summer break, and will Room restaurant during However, students and usually only get one hour Editor-in-Chief will be closed not reopen until October this period, which is staff Felix spoke to cited to eat between lectures, Tthroughout the entire 2018. usually only open to long-running concerns and are not happy to summer term, Imperial In a statement, the over the length of queues spend their lunch break in The restaurant will College London has College said the change at Imperial-owned outlets, a queue or finding a seat.” close to allow it announced, as the space was “part of longer term “Students which could be exacerbat- they said, “They do not to be used as an is to be used as a venue efforts to improve facili- ed by the decision to tem- have time to eat or relax.” for examinations. ty-related student exam- cited concerns porarily close the Queen’s The survey was examination venue, The move, which ination experiences”, Tower Rooms Restaurant. triggered, in part, by with students told comes following a trial in saying it was “directly over longer Following the launch wide ranging changes to to use the Senior January, will see the outlet linked to over 500 indi- queuing times of the Campus Services campus services that went Common Room – which is usually open vidual pieces of student Survey by Imperial into effect last summer, for lunch on weekdays feedback about what as a result” College Union earlier this including removal of restaurant instead. for all students and staff – constitutes an acceptable year, one academic report- cooked SCR breakfasts. filled with students taking examination venue.” ed receiving complaints 6 FELIX ISSUE 1690

COMMENT [email protected] It’s time to be online honestly The ICSMSU campaign to get more people to share their true feelings online highlighted the powerful effects social media can have on wellbeing.

COMMENT through what we share. of social validation – a to repost old pictures to share their deeply face. Meanwhile, a look validation to which we from social media personal reflections on The Online Honestly Stephen Naulls back on the 2016 U.S. aspire whenever we unedited and unfiltered, previous social media campaign has shown ICSMSU Welfare Officer Presidential Election post. In doing so, we with a new caption posts and how many of we have a deeply com- and the eruption of all too often filter out honest to the situation them would relate to passionate community ‘FAKE NEWS’ demon- the imperfections in our they were actually the message behind the at Imperial. I am very n a modern world, strates that external lives, only sharing the facing. By the fifth day, campaign. proud to be a part of our interactions with interference with social positives while neglect- we were overwhelmed Whilst this campaign it, and you should be one another are often media platforms has ing to mention our daily by the level of engage- is over for now, we hope too. Social media can shaped by the explo- the potential to literally struggles, failures, or ment and support from all of Imperial recog- enhance our lives, but we Isive and revolutionary change the direction worries. students, not just in nises every one of us can’t let it take over. Our impact of social media. of an entire country. This creates a harmful ICSM, but across all of is more than our online online image is exactly For most of us, Facebook, In March, ICSMSU cycle, whereby we our Constituent Unions image. We all have our that: an image. A funny Instagram, Snapchat, and Welfare’s Campaigns constantly compare and even from students unique problems and or witty caption might Twitter can be a pleasant Team decided to tackle ourselves to the perfect as far away as LSE and challenges we face every be masking an intense escape – a way to keep in another issue with social projections we witness Manchester. A senior day. We don’t always personal struggle, but contact with our friends, media: the effect it is online; we think we member of Faculty even present that image we all have our unique or share fond memories of having on the mental cannot be honest about decided participate by of ourselves online issues. We shouldn’t be good times in good places. health of young people. our difficulties because making a post as part of because we think we’re afraid to be honest about But there is a darker side Undoubtedly, social that is not something the campaign – resulting alone: this campaign has them. of social media which is media can have a worthy of ‘likes’. As in a flurry of posts, proved that we are not. If you saw the Online beginning to emerge. And harmful effect on our such, we create an en- totalling 80 across all Let’s all go that extra Honestly campaign or it deserves more attention. self-esteem and well- vironment where only of social media by the mile to ask our friends were affected by any The backlash from being. Designed in a success and perfection is close of the campaign. how they’re doing. Let’s of the posts and are the Cambridge Analyt- manner which mimics talked about. ICSMSU When we planned be more willing to open looking for support, ica scandal provides a the process of addiction Welfare sought to tackle it, we didn’t dream of up and start a dialogue please reach out to stark warning to those – both psychologically this by encouraging the School of Medicine about the issues some your Personal Tutor, the of us who share our and physiologically – students to not just be embracing it with such of us are struggling with Union Advice Centre, or information online – we social media keeps us online, but #Online- warmth so quickly, day to day. Let’s make it contact your Wellbeing cannot be certain who constantly refreshing for Honestly. nor did we anticipate okay to be honest with Representative for other is accessing it, or how new content; receiving a For two weeks in how brave so many ourselves and our peers useful support services. we are being targeted ‘like’ can act as a form March, we asked people of students would be about the challenges we Grumpy Bastard hates marathons How anyone can enjoy running as a hobby is a mystery to our resident misanthrope.

have welcomed a new week around 30,000 he was so overcome on People that run purport excuse, I’m just as likely scaly skinned overlord idiots decided to test their arrival that his heart burst to do it for two reasons, to donate to charity for into our midst. Nearly physical endurance - and in his chest, dying just the first being fitness, someone running 26+ 1500 years after a lizard the NHS - by running the after climatically deliver- and the second being the miles as I am to someone COMMENT was slain on the 23rd London Marathon. ing his message. moralistic goal of raising not doing any running at of April by St. George I’m unsure if you’re A part of me wished money for charity. I resent all – just ask the shits in Grumpy Bastard Michael, the scaly bas- aware of the original fable he never ran the 26 miles the first reason mostly the RSPCA. Essentially, Comment Writer tards have been waiting that spawned the sporting to so the marathon didn’t because I believe it con- it’s just yet another way to reclaim the date for event known as the exist. A larger part of me tributes to the superficial of people proving their their own kind. As soon marathon, but it involved wishes that all those that nature of our society, but innate superiority over the t’s exam season as the human baby was a lot of Persians being ran the London Marathon also because running is so rest of us mere mortals again. I hope you’re plucked from Kate slaughtered on a beach actually have a similar- fucking boring. At least incapable of performing all excited for the Middleton’s uterus, the by significantly fewer ly-important task, rather do a sport that you can the same feat without downs that accom- newly formed foetus Greeks. and then some than simply wanting to do with other people and mechanical assistance, or Ipany it. At the moment, was devoured and its Athenian runner named brag about their achieve- involves more than mean- severe alcoholism. the main stress for me skin used for the latest Pheidippides jogged back ments to the rest of us. inglessly putting one foot I wish that they would does not come from addition to the Royal to Athens to proclaim If I’m perfectly honest, in front of the other like a go the extra mile and exams, but from the fact Brood. victory. Unfortunately I don’t understand the toddler learning to walk. remove this irritating that as of Monday we In a lighter vein, this for this particular herald, point of the exercise. As for the second hobby from my sight. 7 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX

COMMENT [email protected] Catalonia’s new democracy – where can we go from here? Comment writer Aida Manzano-Kharman makes the argument that Catalonia will continue to resist until it is given the right to vote legally on its independence.

COMMENT regarding the sovereign- defined as public and ty of Cataluña, and it violent uprising for a Aida Manzano- is also aware that there series of reasons, which Kharman is a sizeable portion of includes declaring Comment Writer the population that have the independence of a expressed their will to national territory. These be heard, how can the charges to leaders such rticle 1.2 of Catalan government as Charles Puigdemont, the prelimi- be condemned for not the president of the nary title of following the constitu- Catalan government, the Spanish tion, when the central would be valid were AConstitution states: government is not there any other legal “National sovereignty following democracy? alternatives given to resides in the Spanish If, as the central govern- holding the referendum. people, from whom ment claims, they truly However, there aren’t. the powers of the State represent all the people Puigdemont has a duty emanate.” In essence, the of Spain, including to represent the Catalan distribution of power in the Catalans, then why people as their elected Spain is dictated from hasn’t a nation-wide president, so charging the bottom upwards, in referendum been called him with rebellion, accordance to the will of to ask all of Spain and sedition, and even em- the Spanish people. This Cataluña their opinion bezzlement is the central is a very important fact on this matter? government’s way of to highlight, since many But perhaps the most making it clear that they articles of the Spanish do not intend on listen- constitution are being ing to or sitting down at pointed out and activated, “The central a negotiations table with and perhaps the most the Catalan government fundamental ones – the government in order to offer a viable ones that define Spain as alternative. The charge a democracy – are being has offered no of embezzlement is par- overlooked by the central legal way for ticularly ridiculous, as government. One man was happy at the protests // Flickr the reason of the charge On the 10th October the Catalan is that the Catalan 2017, the Catalan gov- The referendum self-determination? lacks critical thinking, government used public ernment proclaimed carried out on the 1st Simply put, the central since this movement has people to funds to finance the and annulled its inde- October was unques- government has offered arisen from the discon- referendum; because pendence, triggering tionably illegal: aside no legal way for the tent of how the central make a choice” of this they are being the activation of article from the many irreg- Catalan people to decide government has been accused of misuse of 155 of the Spanish Con- ularities that occurred if they want to be part of managing the country. funds. Does the central stitution. This article during voting, which Spain or not. The central This discontent should shameful and damaging government really requires the autonomous have been corroborated government is fully not come as a surprise, outcome of this situation expect Puigdemont to communities of Spain to by multiple delegations aware of the independ- given the multiple is the witch-hunt that pay for the ballot boxes comply with the Spanish of international observ- ence movement that corruption scandals that has stemmed from it. and the civil servants constitution, and allows ers, it was deemed an- has arisen in Cataluña. have been uncovered, As people take to the from his very own the government to take ti-constitutional mainly There is a considerable or the drastic decline streets in Cataluña, in pocket? Wouldn’t it be any necessary measures because of the fact that proportion of the Catalan in standards of public frustration and anger more suitable for them in order for compliance it was announced to be demographic that has healthcare, schools, and for having their voices to investigate the 121, to be ensured. In 2017, legally binding; and been asking to be heard services across Cata- ignored over and over, 756 million Euros that these measures consist- such legally binding for years now, who have lonia, the reduction in leaders of these protests have been stolen due to ed of Spanish vice-pres- referendums can only been overlooked by the worker’s rights and pro- are being charged with corruption to date by the ident Mariano Rajoy be called by the central central government one tections, and overall the sedition and rebellion. current party in power? dissolving the Catalan government. too many times. Whilst very poor performance Sedition is defined in Perhaps the most im- parliament and calling Why then, are there some may argue that of the Spanish economy. the Spanish legal code portant question is the for new elections; an claims that the central acknowledging this If Mariano Rajoy’s as the tumultuous and following: is democracy act that effectively left government is over- movement would show government is fully public uprising to avoid really democracy, if the Catalan government looking the rights of a sign of weakness, it is aware that only they can the enforcement of law. only a few have the right destitute the Catalan people for clear that this argument legally call a referendum Rebellion, in turn, is vote? 8 FELIX ISSUE 1690

SCIENCE [email protected] Galaxies far, far away: The problem of spinning stars

SCIENCE the same rate as the stars tional evidence for dark in the centre: a much matter, an invisible matter Maya Kaushik faster rate than expected. found throughout our Science Writer This soon became known universe, which does not as the “galaxy rotation interact with light or our problem”. There were a known electromagnetic rincess Leia was few theories as to why spectrum. a feminist icon this might have been the Dark matter is current- of the 1980s that case, ranging from outer ly thought to make up many of us grew stars having different light somewhere around 84% Pup with. When Carrie absorption properties, to of the total matter in the Vape Nation! // Flickr/SmokeTastic Fisher passed away just different orbital dynamics universe. However, our over a year ago, social unexplained by the current knowledge is limited media was filled with mathematical equations. on what dark matter is, The dangers of vaping people mourning her But gradually, scientists the type of particles it death. Two days before, started developing a is comprised of, and its however, on Christmas theory that seemed to fit: relationship with dark SCIENCE that, based on 2014 The current 2014 data Day 2016, Vera Rubin the presence of an invisi- energy (also now thought data, e-cigarettes did show that 3,490,000 quietly passed away in ble matter surrounding the to constitute much of Ignatius-Roy more harm than good current smokers used the USA. Rubin may not galaxy – dark matter. the universe). Increasing Hillcoat-Nalletamby on the whole population e-cigarettes to quit, whilst have travelled through the Initial thoughts were evidence for dark matter Science Writer level. Dr. Samir Soneji, 3,640,000 young adults galaxy in the same way as that these might be is building upon Rubin’s the study’s principal started using e-cigarettes the Jedi Princess, but her anomalies found in just discoveries, such as the investigator from the despite previously not impact on our understand- one or two galaxies. But, light distortion of distant -cigarettes, often Dartmouth Institute for smoking. The model esti- ing of the stars has been as Rubin carried on her galaxies into arcs when advertised as an Health Policy and Clinical mated that, in 2015, an ad- profound. investigations, she found their light passes through aid for smoking Practice said: “Although ditional 2,070 individuals In the 1970s, Rubin and that this phenomenon a gravitational lens caused cessation, may the tobacco industry would quit smoking using her colleague Kent Ford was widespread. She by the unseen matter. Eactually encourage young markets e-cigarettes as a e-cigarettes compared at the Carnegie Institution began plotting the galactic Vera Rubin made her adults to take up smoking, tool to help adult smokers to those who did not use of Washington used an rotation curves of a large career in astronomy at a new research suggests. quit smoking [they] only them. In contrast, it pre- image tube spectrograph number of galaxies, as time when gender discrim- E-cigarettes are marginally increase the dicted that 168,000 young to observe the stars of well as collecting data ination was rife. In 1948, growing in popularity, number of adult cigarette adults who did not smoke the Andromeda Galaxy. on the orbital velocities she was turned down from both in the US and smokers who are able in 2014 would begin They expected to see the of stars from the galaxy a graduate programme UK, with vaping shops to successfully quit”. smoking by the next year, stars on the outer edge centres to their outer at Princeton University opening on every other He added: “E-cigarettes eventually becoming full- of the galaxy moving edges. Her findings based on her gender, and street corner. E-cigarettes may facilitate cigarette time smokers by the age of slower rate than the stars showed clearly that the many believe she was provide the same smoking smoking initiation and 35 compared to those who in the centre, as would be unexplained speed of the unfairly not awarded the experience as traditional confer substantial harm never used e-cigarettes. predicted by our known outer stars was typical Nobel Prize for her work cigarettes, but with fewer to adolescents and young Alarmingly, the model laws of physics: think of of most galaxies in the due to sexism. Despite toxins. First introduced adults once they are intro- also estimated that e-ciga- a siphon, or the planets universe. The dark matter these setbacks, she went in the US in 2007, it was duced to nicotine.” rette usage in 2014 caused surrounding the sun in hypothesis seemed to on to become a real hoped they would help Researchers used about 1.5 million years our solar system. Instead, explain these findings inspiration and advocate many of the country’s census counts, national of life to be lost by ado- they found the outer stars – Rubin had indirectly for numerous women in 40 million smokers health tobacco-use lescents who had never were in fact moving at found the first observa- physics. quit. However, they surveys, and published lit- before smoked. have become clouded in erature to create a model The researchers warn controversy, as scientists estimating the number of that more needs to be haven’t been able to de- years of life expectancy done on a national and termine their benefits and lost by adolescents who local scale to make e-cig- drawbacks when used on had never smoked, and arette beneficial on the a large scale. who used e-cigarettes large scale. Soneji argued: The new research, before eventually “E-cigarettes will likely conducted by the Norris becoming daily cigarette cause more public health Cotton Cancer Centre in smokers by the age of harm…unless ways can America’s Dartmouth around 35-39. The scien- be found to substantially University, alongside tists specifically compared decrease the number of many other partners, the additional number of adolescents and young uses the most up-to-date people who quit thanks adults who vape and evidence to quantify the to e-cigarettes against increase the number of scientific grounding of the those who quit without, smokers who use e-ciga- benefits and drawbacks of with successful quitting rettes to successfully quit large scale e-cigarette use. defined as constant absti- smoking” Vera Rubin with fellow scientists (second from left) // Wikimedia The scientists found nence for seven years. 9 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX

SCIENCE [email protected] Quickening: Why you need that kick

SCIENCE molecular details of how Scientists have been able ly, cells perform much is important. In previous a permissive environment this works. This group to do just this by mimick- better than us, as multiple research, mouse and chick for appropriate cartilage Sarah Wong in Dublin is the first to ing the natural process of complex communication embryos that had their differentiation. Further- Science Writer identify key pathways development. systems are used to ensure movement restricted had more, genetic knockout involved in the mechano- During development, the right cell receives the an abnormal distribution studies have shown the sensing aspect of joint the embryo matures and right message. of cartilage cells across activation of canonical am not a mother development. undergoes a process Humans use words and the joint region. With Wnt is essential for normal myself, but I imagine These findings do called differentiation, this new research, the joint development. This having a tiny human not just concern expect- meaning the cells become molecular pathway that evidence reported that kicking and moving ing parents or science specialised into different “Why do responded to this mechan- along with the reduction Iaround in your womb can enthusiasts. With an types, which carry out a ical stress has now been of Wnt signalling, the feel quite uncomfortable. ageing population and an particular function. In the foetuses move identified. lack of movement causes At some point, you may, ever-increasing number process of differentiation By studying gene the ectopic activation out of frustration, wonder: of individuals suffering – whether it is during so much? To expression profiles of of BMP signalling via why do they move around from joint diseases, development or in the lab develop their animals that were im- the down-regulation of so much?! regenerative medicine – cells require precise and mobilised in the embryo Smurf1/2, and is pivotal A research group co-led offers an attractive option accurate communication joints!” during the developmental to joint development. by Paula Murphy from to treat joint problems. By with each other. Imagine stage, a few molecular While the study was Trinity College Dublin identifying key molecular the game of Telephone, pathways – namely the ca- conducted on chickens has been able to provide developmental cues, we where the objective of body language to commu- nonical Wnt and BMP sig- and mice, it is likely the answer: to develop the could be a step closer to the game is to pass a nicate, whereas cells use nalling – were highlighted that this mechanism is joints. Based on observing bringing this technology message along the entire signals. Molecular signals to be instrumental. In evolutionarily conserved clinical conditions where to the clinic. group without distorting and mechanical stress can particular, the regulation across vertebrates. Con- movement is restricted Regenerative medicine, it. As a child, the final be perceived by a cell of these pathways modu- sequently, there is a high or limited, scientists namely the use of stem statements are often such that they respond ac- lates expression of genes probability that such postulate that movement cells, is used to regen- hilariously divergent due cordingly. As mentioned, that allow cells to sense findings are applicable to and mechanical forces erate or repair damaged to the accumulation of in the case of cartilage the mechanical stimuli humans, both in terms of are required for joint tissues. Following cell errors. However, if this cells, which are funda- around them, and/or drive understanding congenital development and mainte- development, they turn happens to differentiating mental building blocks differentiation to a carti- defects and developing nance in adults. However, into a specific cell type, cells, a deformed body that makes up your joints, lage lineage. For instance, regenerative therapies for little is known about the for example cartilage. can result. Comparative- mechanical stimulation Smurf1 is shown to create joint diseases. Flagship species – putting the con in conservation

SCIENCE similar levels of threats, is a plain brown snail, or one-of–a-kind species may also benefit. an extremely rare plant that are facing extinction, Steve Allain That all sounds well species – a dilemma most and have scored different Science Writer and good, but there are a likely playing out on the groups of the world’s few issues: one thing you island of Hawaii. animals on how evolution- may have already realised This is because drabber arily distinct and globally or those una- is that flagship species and relatively boring endangered they currently ware of what a are disproportionately species are unlikely to grab are. Similarly, Hotspots flagship species the attention of potential is a scheme that takes a is: it is a species donors, despite the fact more landscape-based Fselected by a conserva- “Flagship that they may need just approach, raising both tion organisation, such as much protection as, for awareness and funds as the World Wide Fund species are example, elephants. Some for regions of the world (WWF), to act as an icon modern conservation identified to have more or symbol for a defined skewed toward organisations have exer- endemic species also issue or environmental animals cised different approaches under the threat of dis- problem. This being to rectify this bias seen appearing. Both of these said, you are all prob- considered towards large mammals schemes are moving away Pandas may be cute, but we can’t forget about other ably thinking of one of by looking at endangered from the flagship species animals // Wikimedia the best-known flagship charismatic” species in a new light. concept as we have known threats and impacts affect- species: the giant panda. Examples of these include it, and trying to use the ing certain habitats. It is forming. 21st century By focusing on such the EDGE project, run by limited funds available vitally important that edu- conservation needs to a species and working skewed towards animals the Zoological Society of more effectively. cation, action, and policy move forward, away towards its conservation, that are relatively large London, and Hotspots, The emphasis on a par- extend past the flagship from flagship species, the status of other species and considered to be run by Conservation In- ticular species may be det- species to less attractive and take a more holistic within the same habitat, charismatic. You rarely ternational. rimental in the long run, species and prevent this approach. or species exposed to see a flagship species that EDGE aims to conserve as the public look past the public complacency from

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ARTS [email protected] ARTS [email protected] Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: a reimagining at the Sam Ballet Black: glorious and achingly beautiful Wanamaker Playhouse The quietly revolutionary dance company returns to London with a haunting tale of an affair and a queer retelling of A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Gyre & Gimble effortlessly fuse cutting-edge puppetry with Max Richter’s beautifully recomposed rendition of The

Four Seasons. ARTS plasters – a ‘nude’ shade BALLET BLACK designed to deliver a purpose to the mainstream ARTS on pulleys up to eight feet and simply be put up with THE FOUR SEASONS above the stage. by people of colour – the The show begins with Where? Barbican abnormal afterthought. a brief prelude of pieces When? 17th March Ballet Black’s rainbow of from works by Vivaldi, different nude shades is Where? Sam Wanamaker Geminiani, and Purcell. Simran Kukran quietly revolutionary, and Playhouse Whether you are a clas- Arts Writer illustrates the diversity When? Finished 21st April sical music enthusiast or they are bringing to the not, this short repertoire industry. Founder Cassa Anmol Patel is thoroughly enjoyable his March, Pancho spoke about her Arts Writer for all. The chamber Ballet Black, the idea to set up the platform orchestra, composed of company con- for BAME dancers after six musicians, is placed sisting entirely failing to find a single he Sam in the balcony above the Tof BAME performers, ballet dancer who was Wanamaker stage, filling the cavern- returned to the Barbican a person of colour in the Playhouse offers with a double bill. Their UK to interview for her an intimate set- offering was a show in university dissertation. Tting for the most recent “Puppeteers two halves; neither of That platform now exists, works of Gyre & Gimble’s these were traditional and the company and collaboration with con- exhibit performances, but rather a its dancers are critically temporary composer Max showcase of the power of acclaimed. The company Richter. This creative obvious skill modern ballet. aims to be obsolete – the alchemy was inspired by and poise The first half, cho- aim is its dancers will be the traditional Japanese reographed by Cathy role models and encour- form of Bunraku, where as they Everybody loves puppets! // Steve Tanner Marston, inspired by Can age more people of colour half-life-size dolls act out Themba’s short story The to get involved in ballet. a chanted dramatic narra- manipulate of a mother surrendering these moments are quickly by the incorporation of a cheerful cannons gradu- Suit was slow, sad, and Once the whole industry tive. Emma Rice, Artistic to death, the five outra- overshadowed by the raw classically baroque instru- ally become synchronised achingly beautiful. With is more diverse, a specific Director, describes the their charges” geously talented puppet- emotion on stage. The ment like the harpsichord and later transition to little else but a couple Cira Robinson as Titania // Bill Cooper platform to give BAME production as a combina- eers breathe life into their emotional colour of the woven into Vivaldi’s solemn melodies. Richter of chairs, a sheet, and dancer’s an opportunity tion of “virtuosity from so wooden puppets, encap- music feeds the mood of cannons, as it does little does well to preserve this. a hanger, the scene of performed a sensual pas intransigence, desperate instant the stereotypical, happy in each other’s will not be necessary, many disciplines: compo- ous theatre with clear, sulating the human con- the story and creates the to enhance the piece, The production has a happy household was de deux, bodies moving to make amends, attempts tidy ballet is cut short. arms. Jose Alvarez’s opportunities will be pro- sition and re-composition, unamplified tones. First dition in a more profound peaks and troughs of the and seems to conform more in common with set smoothly, with Cira with captivating slinki- but fails to destroy the When the dancers awake Oberon is left pining vided by all companies. adaption, musicianship, violinist Jorge Jimenez way than many actors storyline. At times, there Vivaldi’s fluttering ballet than traditional Robinson’s Matilda and ness to the whine of the suit. In an heartwrenching they are in a fantasy after them. Meanwhile in Despite the company’s puppetry, performance, falters at times, but the on stage. The puppets’ appears to be a deliberate- cannons into a more rigid theatre, owing to the fact Jose Alvarez’s Philemon strings. When Philemon conclusion to the allegori- realm. The remainder of an unexpectedly tender progressive mission and design.” All these technically challenging design is simplistic, with ly ironic contrast between that the narrative is por- getting ready for the returns to pick up his cal tale, in the end, the suit the performance in which segment Titania dances statement, one particular mediums come together score is otherwise handled a neutral face, showing no mournful melodies and trayed visually through day. Around them the forgotten briefcase he is destroys her. the dancers navigate with Bottom to the question in the Q&A synergistically to create well by all. emotion, and a body that optimistic scenes, which “The the medium of puppetry, impressive corps dance greeted with the evidence In contrast, the second their new surroundings is Barbara Streisand cover about Eurocentric beauty an astonishing production. Alongside the beautiful allows for finer control of accurately captures the without a spoken script. with well-honed skills; of his wife’s betrayal. In half of the show, Arthur accompanied by a chaotic of ‘Bewitched, Bothered ideals in ballet showed the Sitting in the Sam music, Gyre & Gimble’s movements. Despite – or complexity of human production Like dance, the move- beginning as furniture, a hurry to leave, Simon Pita’s Dream Within soundtrack. Eartha Kitt’s and Bewildered’. A art has further to go before Wanamaker Playhouse is co-directors, Finn maybe because of – the emotion. ments of the puppets are they transfigure them- leaves behind his suit. a Midsummer’s Night ‘Let’s Do It’ opens huge-headed Salvador it can truly be described an absolute delight. The Caldwell and Toby Olié, blank mannequin-like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has more in free-flowing and compli- selves into reflections of The shock of Philemon’s Dream was delightfully proceedings. Then Marie Dali pops up to add to the as inclusive. Ballet Black candle-lit chandeliers, bring to stage a striking faces, each spectator can is heard far too often as common with menting of the music. Philemon and Matilda in discovery of the affair is light hearted. Borrowing Astrid Mence’s Hermia surreal feel of the colours has unequivocally done hanging from the painted display of puppetry at its project their own emotion jingles in elevators or on There are honestly not the mirror as they mime followed by an poignant from the Shakespeare clas- snorts Puck’s fairy dust and eclectic music. Pita’s wonders for diversifying ceiling, reflect warm very best. The puppeteers onto the blank canvas, hold on the phone, making ballet than enough words to describe washing their faces and attempt at reconciliation, sic, at the outset it seems and sambas to the jaunty ode and subversion of casts in term of race, but it light on the gold foil move around the stage creating their own unique us all a bit disenchanted how captivating and en- brushing their teeth. but the suit, the mani- to be deeply traditional: tunes of Yma Sumac’s to classicism is glorious seems requirements to be wallpaper and illuminate dressed in black without perception of the story, by the melodies. In spite traditional thralling this production Perfectly in sync, their festation of Matilda’s three couples in sumptu- ‘Malambo No. 1,’ and ridiculous in equal a certain height and body the landscape for Gyre detracting attention from allowing the audience to of this, Max Richter is. It oozes charm with movements are nothing betrayal, lingers. It haunts ous tutus begin a routine pairing off with Sakaya measure. shape to be casted are still & Gimble’s puppeteers. the wooden mannequins. partake in creating and boldly reclaims and theatre” elegant simplicity. The short of mesmerising. As the couple, taking the to Handel. Slowly how- Ichikawa’s Helena in the In a post-show talk, the present. Ballerinas still The playhouse, opened They exhibit obvious defining the narrative. re-envisions the piece, puppets are most mesmer- Philemon left for work and place of an extra guest at ever the music grinds to a process. The choreogra- founder of the company, need to fit a mould, albeit in 2014, was inspired by skill and poise as they Vivaldi’s Four Seasons infusing life back into it. ising; the fluidity of their the corps followed, fluidly dinner, Philemon, unable halt and, frozen in place, phy is quick – with fast the lead of the show, and a a slightly looser one. 17th century architecture meticulously manipulate offers the perfect template Originally composed for form. Although Richter’s motions and the uncanny morphing into passers by to forgive, pushes Matilda the dancers succumb to footwork and fluid move- host discussed some of the Ballet Black begun and based on drawings the puppets, yet flawlessly for a cyclical narrative, four separate parts within passion for Bach and resemblance to our own in the street, Mthuthuzeli to dance with the suit at a sleep, lit in flickers by a ments. Ebony Thomas’s motivations behind put- their nationwide tour by John Webb from capture the very essence where life, death, and a string orchestra, Max Baroque-esque motifs is movements make them November’s Simon party as he watches sul- lazily gliding disco ball, Lysander and Mthuthuzeli ting the company together earlier this month, for full 1660. Candle expert John of the human form with renewal all take place. At Richter’s re-composition easily identifiable in his endlessly intriguing and took his place alongside lenly from the sidelines. as Puck (a magnificent November’s Demitrius and the difficulties it has schedule see balletblack. Russell was consulted for each movement. From times, the cyclical theme includes the addition of a reconstruction, it feels entertaining even if the Matilda in bed. As The story quickly moves Isabela Coarcy) dressed seem unconcerned by faced. The traditional pink co.uk the 72 candles held in six the impetuous leap of a of love and loss creates synthesiser and a harpsi- out of place. Typical narrative were removed. Alvarez danced stage left, towards tragedy: Matilda, as a boy scout comes to their loss of former part- ballet shoe was compared metal chandeliers, hoisted child, to the deep breaths a sense of platitude, but chord. I am unconvinced of Vivaldi, energetic Robinson and November tortured by Philemon’s spirit them away. In an ners and seem perfectly to salmon coloured 12 13 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1690

ARTS [email protected] ARTS [email protected] Picasso 1932: the man’s pivotal year in paintings The Inheritance: the new Angels in America? The Tate Modern take us through one of the most important years of Picasso’s life, examining how he reacted to Matthew Lopez’ reimagining of Howard’s End attempts to be present a grand unified theory of what it means to the world around him through his work. be gay in America today.

ARTS works. While the frequent ARTS homage to the novel and friendship and romance, is be a gay man in America The normally chirpy dia- fantastic design and Jon PICASSO 1932 appearance of Walter’s THE INHERITANCE the author who meant so the fulcrum around which today. In this regard, The logue dissolves into stifled Clark’s lighting is simi- features suggested to the much to him growing up. Inheritance attempts to prose. In these awkward larly understated – but, public that a new woman In this sprawling two part be a successor to the great scenes the characters that in moments, transcend- had entered Picasso’s life, work that cumulatively is “The action gay American plays of the elsewhere seem so vital ent. In one particularly Where? Tate Modern there was also a group of Where? The Young Vic more than six hours long, 20th century: Angels in and fully realised lose their memorable, incredibly When? Until 9th September paintings of his family that When? 2nd March – 19th Lopez reimagines the unfolds America and The Normal voices, collapsing into moving scene, Eric visits How Much? £22 adults; £5 was displayed prominent- May characters of Howard’s Heart. Conceptually it two-dimensional vehicles Walter’s home to find the for under-25s ly in the show. Interesting- How Much? from £10 End as gay men living in with soapy is a melding of the two: for Lopez’ proletizing. place haunted. The ghosts ly, these paintings were contemporary New York. flourishes; it epic in scope, like Angels, Paul Hilton alone is able of the young men who Jingjie Cheng from his Blue period in Indira Mallik The eldest Schlegel sister with just a hint of magical to carry the weight of the came there to die as the Arts Editor the early 1900s, and were Arts Editor becomes Eric Glass (Kyle is immensely realism, and a generous words and make them his city was ravaged by the markedly different from Soller), a kind-hearted dose of philosophizing for own; as a result, Hilton is AIDS crisis descend from this more contemporary, and thoughtful lawyer watchable” good measure; while also the Circle. In their dozens, ow do you vibrant work, which also .M. Forster’s who is soon to be evicted domestic like The Normal actors scramble over the measure a year? suggested their datedness. 1910 novel from the only home he’s Heart, less angry perhaps, “Paul Hilton mesmerised audience, In paintings, of After his retrospective, Howard’s End ever known; his ambitious the drama of the second but just as specific. It is greeting each other and course – at least Picasso continued to is a tale of and insecure boyfriend is act revolves. a shame then that The is wonderful Eric as they reach the Hfor Picasso. 1932 was a experiment, painting a EDickensian proportions Toby (Andrew Burnap) An added conceit is that Inheritance never quite stage that becomes suf- pivotal year for Picasso series of Reclining Nudes about the dangers of who is writing a play. these characters are per- measures up to either. throughout, fused with golden light. in more ways than one. that explored the perspec- materialism, and the Their chance encounter forming the play within When dealing with delivering his There are a couple of By this point in time he tives one can take with a importance of the re- with Adam (Samuel H a play: they have been the main elements of the other such truly beautiful was a celebrated artist, body. He painted both the sponsibilities we owe Levine), a charismatic conjured up by a young plot, Lopez is excellent, performance scenes but more often than but critics were beginning front and back on a nude each other. In it, the young actor who upturns university student, Jasper, and the action unfolds not these are undermined to speak of him in the on the same plane, fully altruistic Schlegel siblings their lives, eventually who is led by Morgan with soapy flourishes. with by Lopez’s unfortunate past tense, rather than as expressing the curves of clash with the wealthy leads Eric and Toby to (Paul Hilton) – a thinly The cast, all immensely tendency to over-egg his a visionary of the future. both breasts and buttocks. Wilcoxes: properties are part ways. When this rela- veiled Forster who shifts capable, with Burnap understated writing and compulsively Feeling increasingly These variations, like bequeathed in secret; tionship implodes, Eric is the narrative at intervals as its most charismatic grace” add just another phrase to restless, he had bought an the octopus-nudes and orphans become heirs; drawn to the wealthy real to probe further into a star, are cheered (and underscore how emotion- 18th century mansion in the women in armchairs, misjudged moments of estate developer Henry character’s motives, or to sometimes, jeered) on by al a scene truly is. Once or the Norman countryside reinforce the experimen- violence and others of Wilcox (John Benjamin offers pearls of wisdom. the audience. Although twice this can be excused where he experimented tal nature of Picasso’s well-intentioned kindness Hickey) whose partner In collecting a group immensely long, the wonderful throughout, de- but by the second half I with sculpture. He was paintings in this time, as lead to tragedy; the for- of many decades, Walter of characters that rep- play, like the gossipiest livering his performance wanted to climb on stage also in a clandestine each painting in the series merly miserly, selfish, and (Paul Hilton) has just resent both the past and of Netflix dramas, is im- with understated grace. and clap my hand over the relationship with a twen- pushes more boundaries cruel see the error of their died. Henry and Eric’s present Lopez attempts to mensely watchable. When The direction by mouths of the actors, and ty-two year old woman, Le Reve (The Dream), Pablo Picasso, 1932 // The Penrose Collection; Succession Picasso/DACS London, 2018 in perspective, colours ways. It is a quintessential burgeoning relationship, construct a grand unified it comes to the politics, Stephen Daldry, support- implore them to please while his marriage fell and representation. turn-of-the-century romp, balanced on the cusp of theory what it means to however, the play flags. ed by Bob Crowley’s hold their lines, to let a apart behind a sheen of of a year necessitates note his variations across transforming Walter’s can hardly contain the It is incredible to see but it holds a kernel of moment simply be. bourgeois respectability. makes the show more themes – with the same strong features into solid energy within. During this what can be produced universality that has Lopez’ ambition is While all this was going interesting. The stories female subject, Picasso volumes and bulbous time, Picasso also flirted in the space of one year, rung true decades after impressive but The on, he was getting ready that link the paintings of moves from saturated shapes. These sculptures with surrealism, painting and this exhibition allows its initial publication, Inheritance’s desperation for his first major retro- this year together become colour harmonies to were captured for the a series of horizontal us to see the patterns in leading to numerous to be capital-I-Important spective in June. more personal, and we get abstract linework, ex- first time and published at images that looked like his paintings that recur screen and stage adapta- is conspicuously effortful. Tate Modern’s ex- a more intimate picture of ploring emotions from the end of 1932, and are a nude or an octopus in throughout the year, as tions. Of these the 1989 It would’ve benefited hibition Picasso 1932 who the man was. the hysteria and pain in shown here. Displayed varying degrees, depend- well as the incremental film adaptation starring from a ruthless edit, I measures this colourful The exhibition is Beauty and Terror to the next to his paintings, we ing on the perspective. pushing of boundaries Emma Thompson remains wish more than anything year against the works he arranged chronologically, peaceful serenity of Rest. can see the clear rela- Perhaps the most preoc- and the limits of how far the most acclaimed. It that he had crafted this produced, providing us a displaying works as they The inspiration for tionship between the two cupying event on the year a particular theme or com- was this production that work with more trust in glimpse into the various were made through the most of these figures was media, reflecting each was Picasso’s retrospec- position can go. It offers playwright Matthew his audience and under- events that shaped the year. In January, with his Marie-Therese Walter, other in their curves and tive in June, for which a meaningful story that Lopez saw as a teen: he stood the power of a well artist’s life in that year, impending retrospective his twenty-two year old strong lines. he had rejected offers brings us through one of was transfixed. The novel placed pause. and his responses to them. in mind, Picasso produced mistress. A good swimmer In March, Picasso from major galleries and the most significant years would go on to have a This is the world pre- It is a detailed visual diary a series of portrait paint- with an athletic figure, she painted a group of large festivals including The in Picasso’s life – a story profound effect on the miere and previews were of how Picasso thought ings. These are all of a would be a significant canvases that experiment- Museum of Modern Art that is entertaining and en- young Lopez – a young rife with script changes, and felt during the year. female figure seated in part of Picasso’s life that ed with rich colours and and the Venice Biennale. lightening, and definitely gay man growing up in but we can but hope that Although it is unusual for an armchair, reading, year, serving as his muse compositions. Girl Before He insisted on curating worth a visit. the small town, to whom Lopez finds it within an entire exhibition to be sleeping, or in apparent and model and injecting a Mirror, for example, his own show, and chose it seemed E.M. Forster, himself to pare down this dedicated to the paintings bliss after sex. Across a new sensuality to his stands out for its use of to mix up works from dif- himself closeted, was a gargantuan work – consid- done in a single year by these paintings and across figures. In his chateau in strong, black lines and ferent periods in a dense directly speaking. er it as knocking the edges one man, the tight narra- the other works in the Normandy, Picasso exper- riotous colours, giving hang, without providing His new play, The of an uncut diamond, the tive that the boundaries show, it is interesting to imented with sculpture, a sense that the painting the dates of individual Inheritance, is Lopez’ The cast gather around Morgan (Paul Hilton) // Simon Annand brilliance is in there, the light just needs to get in. 14 15 Only one person in this photo did not do a year abroad...

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BOOKS [email protected] Children of Blood and Bone takes a step forward for representation, but is stuck in YA romance Tomi Adeyemi’s host of characters could inspire a generation of under-represented teens, but hopefully their relationships won’t have such an impact.

tion of a land and its culture which can be both beautiful and cruel. It would often force me into moments of contempla- tion, either in admiration or sombre silence. The atrocities committed against the diviners are hard enough on the reader, let alone when considered in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement. In the Author’s Note at the end of the book, par- allels are drawn between BOOKS real people and characters CHILDREN OF BLOOD of the book – children, AND BONE mothers, and innocents. by Tomi Adeyemi It drags the reader back into a harsh reality; all the Macmillan. 544 pp. emotions felt throughout the novel are forced onto Adeyemi’s debut takes on modern politics and West African mythology // Elena Seibert Alice Peberdy stories you’ve seen on the Books Editor news. Children of Blood and Sadly, not all of those many other YA books. teenagers, it’s a little too Bone is drawing lots of problems are resolved by Why do they all need the neat to have two couples. attention. It may not have Adeyemi. protagonist to fall in love? I’m thankful there isn’t a oung Adult “The book exploded in the media as Her writing style isn’t And why are the love love triangle. books can get Black Panther did, but necessarily one to sing interests so often terrible a lot of bad would often both stories are starting about. It’s easy to read, people? rap. In some force me into many a discussion. It has which isn’t a bad thing It’s happened ever “Why do all Yways, I can see why, but held its place on the New – there isn’t an elaborate since Twilight popularised then releases like Tomi moments of York Times bestsellers list style which could disori- YA books – maybe that’s YA books Adeyemi’s debut Children for the last six weeks. A entate or distract from the what started the trend of of Blood and Bone make contemplation deal for not one but three plot. Anyone could read unhealthy relationships. need the me question the stigma. films was announced it, and that’s good – this In this case, Adeyemi tries protagonist Zélie should have or sombre before the book was even book should reach as to convince the reader that magical abilities, but a released. Pretty impres- many people as possible. a villain is good boyfriend to fall in love? ruthless king destroyed silence” sive for a 24-year-old What did irk me about material. Some of his acts magic and killed anyone debut author. the writing was the inces- are justified, and he has a And why with powers before she If it wasn’t branded YA, sant use of interruption. So little hero in him, but who could develop them. Still, it’s not all about and if the cast wasn’t filled many times, the narrator wants to be with someone are the love When an ancient artefact sorrow. Adeyemi has with teens, it may have would be cut short mid they’ve seen commit interests so is found which seems to discussed her desire give been even more popular. wor– murder and arson? be reconnecting diviners a young readership pro- But it doesn’t seem to “Only for their train of For a book with a young terrible?” with the gods, igniting tagonists in whom they be the age of the target thought to be completed,” target audience, it is not their abilities, Zélie has could see themselves, audience that makes many by another character. appropriate. It’s not even a chance to improve the something she had never recoil – you don’t see Sure, it’s fine once, but required for the story; the Children of Blood and lives of her people. found for herself. On anyone shying away from it’s annoying as soon as it same outcome could be Bone deserves all the It’s not the most the author’s YouTube Harry Potter for being a becomes noticeable. This reached with friendship hype it’s receiving and unique take on magic or channel, there is a video kid’s book. The problem forced effort to be quirky instead of romance. more, but it’s by no means the ‘Chosen One’ trope, of her holding the book in is much more specific to is found too often in books This isn’t the only perfect. The diversity that but that’s not the appeal. her hands for the first time YA itself. Many people of this kind. offence, but it is the worst. it brings to YA should be Adeyemi’s rich world is which shows her passion. are put off by a reputation It’s annoying, but at At least the other relation- celebrated, its legacy con- inspired by West African Through her tears, you of re-hashed plots, clichéd least it’s not problemat- ship that’s toyed with is tinued. The dysfunctional mythology, with some can see how important it writing, and the same ic, unlike the romance between two good, whole- relationships between the modern politics thrown is to her, and it will be to bland girls falling for bad shoehorned into Children some characters. Still, for characters should not. in. It’s a vivid representa- countless others. boys. of Blood and Bone, and a book focussing on four 18 FELIX ISSUE 1690

MUSIC [email protected] KOD – Rushed execution holds J. Cole back Following on from his critically-acclaimed 4 Your Eyez Only, J. Cole’s latest release, KOD, is marked by mature lyrical content, but is hampered by sloppy technique.

MUSIC back seat. This change in with this album: the re- KOD thematic focus is reflected cording of the vocals feels in the instrumental and rushed. The lyricism and vocal arrangements of production are as strong as the album: the vocals are ever, and, in my opinion, Artist: J. Cole. Label: often subdued and distant; the themes are the best Dreamville. Top Tracks: the samples are calm and J. Cole has ever touched ATM; Kevin’s Heart; atmospheric; the beats upon. Unfortunately, Window Pain. For Fans feel more laid back. On however, there are a few Of: Kendrick Lamar; Joey some tracks he makes moments in which immer- Bada$$, Jay-Z. 42 minutes use of a female narrator, sion into the world J. Cole who brings the deeper is trying create becomes Ben Tenmann concepts of the album to nearly impossible. Vocal Music Writer the forefront, elucidating performances which are ideas about life, suffering, way off key and/or sloppy and how it is important ruin the moody atmos- orth Carolina to ‘choose wisely’ when phere that the songs are rapper, J. Cole, deciding on how to deal trying to convey. famous for with this suffering. his poetically The only listed features colourfulN and hard-hitting on this album are from “There are lyricism, as well as his kiLL edward, performing smooth charisma, comes on the songs ‘The Cut moments through on KOD to tell Off’ and ‘FRIENDS’. He his tales of addiction and generally does the songs where drug abuse. In contrast to justice, especially his part immersion his previous release – the in ‘FRIENDS’, which critically-acclaimed, is outstanding, but his into J. Cole’s commercially successful, delivery of the hook on and highly political 4 ‘The Cut Off’ does come world is nearly Your Eyez Only – J. Cole off a little awkward, and focuses a lot more on the performance is also a impossible” Alice in Wonderland had taken a dark turn // Dreamville personal stories, experi- bit messy at times. ences, and life lessons, This actually seems to unsurprisingly, the only Also, rather surprising- the new, up-and-coming putting his politics on the be a pervasive problem A good example of this one that has gotten the ly, J. Cole heavily censors SoundCloud rappers (Lil’ would be ‘Once an Addict video treatment so far. his own words on this Pump, 6ix9ine etc.). I call (Interlude)’: muffled There are no songs like record, using tape stop it a ‘sort of diss track’ electric pianos playing ‘Deja Vu’, ‘Neighbours’, effects to blur out profan- because it isn’t aimed at moody chords open the or ‘No Role Modelz’ on ities. At first this put me anyone specifically, but song, instantaneously im- this record. off, but I now think it was rather sees J. Cole trying mersing you. But then, out Cole’s bars are as done for a good reason: to mentor younger artists of nowhere, a vocal line, powerful as ever and his Cole tries to portray in the ways of the music so off key it would even charm still shines through, himself as a father-figure industry, warning them make your drunk friends and this saves a lot of the in the hip-hop scene on about the dangers of at the karaoke bar cringe, record, in my opinion. But this record, even more so excess and chasing trends. pulls you right out of that none of this really matters than on 4 Your Eyez Only. I have very mixed immersion. “Something’s when the songs are fun- By removing the profanity feelings about this album. got a hold on me”, Cole damentally uninteresting he can avoid the ‘parental While the subject matter croons in a pitch that and unmemorable. Were advisory’ sticker on his and the lyrics, as well as sounds way too high for it not for the themes he album cover and thus J. Cole’s personality, are his register. touches upon and the reach a younger audience. as great as ever, there are Another problem this relevance of these to the In a culture of increasing sore spots on this record album suffers from is culture we live in at the nihilism and a greater which cannot be ignored. that none of the songs are moment, I would have to sense of aimlessness, Artists of Cole’s caliber particularly memorable. give him a much lower young people will look shouldn’t make the kinds There is a severe lack of score. The surface stories for strong father figures of mistakes that he makes strong hooks throughout about drug addiction and to point them in the right on this release. Apparent- this record, save for one social media romances direction. ly he recorded this album track, ‘ATM’, which serve as a gateway to The last track on the within a timespan of two stands out quite clearly as much deeper philosophi- album, ‘1985’, is a sort weeks. It shows. J. Cole’s feeling broody // Wikimedia the strongest song. It is, cal ideas about life. of diss track aimed at all 19 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX

MUSIC [email protected] When Sting met Shaggy Despite sounding like a bad April fool’s joke, the collaborative album between Sting and Shaggy is actually surprisingly decent collision between artistry and meme.

to record a whole album. musicians have argued most of the album. Slight That turned out to be a bit that their voices nicely pop-leanings are seen too much for the world – complement each other. in ‘Gotta Get Back My or at least for Sting fans. I disagree. I’m not sure Baby’ and ‘Don’t Make Over the years we got if it’s just a preference Me Wait’, but not at the used to his experiments, or because I can’t detach expense of more reflective such as Songs from the from ‘Mr. Boombastic’, tunes. Labyrinth, a collection of but I find his vocals The great American renaissance songs written irritating. And I’m not Dream (or lack thereof) by John Dowland, or, the only one. While some has been the subject of more recently, The Last Sting fans accept his new many recent releases (see: Ship, a musical about the friend, many others are LCD Soundsystem, David collapse of Newcastle’s desperately trying to get Byrne). Sting & Shaggy shipbuilding industry. ‘Shaggyless’ mixes and offer their take from the Seemingly unlikely col- album covers. Not a great perspective of migrants in laborations aren’t even sign. Police-like ‘Dreaming in that rare anymore (think the USA’. The lyrics are Elton John and Eminem, a conversation between Paul McCartney and “Over the singers, each presenting Kanye). But still, I’m not their own views. This sure anyone was prepared years Sting has thread runs through other for this head-on collision tracks such ‘Just One of artist and meme. experimented, Lifetime’ and ‘Crooked Whiplash runs through but I’m not Tree’. the record. The point of The best is saved until such collaborations is to sure anyone last. The highlight of the step out of your comfort album is undoubtedly zone, try new things, and was prepared ‘Sad Trombone’ – a nos- adapt to a different envi- talgia-tinged slow groover ronment and partner. Sting for this head- with minimal Shaggy- was heavily influenced on collision” isms, a jazzy flavour, This is… not a joke… // Interscope by reggae in his Police and touching lyrics about days, so perhaps it wasn’t unhappiness in love. MUSIC as you. It all sounds like ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’. completely new territory Perhaps this is a bit Rounding off is ‘Night 44/876 a joke. In accordance, I That in itself isn’t so for him, but he’s never harsh. At the end of the Shift’, which emulates a thought this review would weird. Such things are made a straight reggae day, Shaggy is a good similar vibe (although lyr- be something of a joke as common in show business. album like 44/876. It entertainer – he was the ically different), bringing well, but, surprisingly, the does, however, serve as a only artist who really got the LP to a neat end. Artist: Sting and Shaggy. album is not actually as reminder of how versatile the crowd going at the To summarise, the Label: Interscope. Top terrible as you’d expect. “The artists’ a musician he is, another Queen’s birthday party idea of Sting recording Tracks: Sad Trombone; Don’t get me wrong, it’s instance of him taking last Saturday. And if it a reggae album was Just One Lifetime; Morning far from amazing, but collaboration an alien genre and seam- wasn’t for him we would definitely a hit, but his is Coming. For Fans Of: there are certainly some lessly integrating into it. probably never have heard choice of collaborator Reggae. 42 minutes good songs to be found. is a bit too It’s also worth pointing the Newcastle rockman perhaps missed the mark So how did the most much for the out his spotless vocals singing ‘It wasn’t me’ somewhat. If he’d teamed Sabina Nowakowska unexpected collaboration on the album. Decades (check it out on YouTube, up with somebody more Music Writer of the century come world – or at of rigorous practice has you won’t regret it). flexible and imaginative, about? Well, Sting and allowed Sting to perfect If you do give 44/876 such as Horace Andy, he Shaggy claim they have a least for Sting and maintain his voice in a go, don’t be put off could’ve ended up with ep, that lot in common. Somehow spite of aging. Obviously by the opener, a typical something far more inter- happened. I doubt that, but one thing fans, who are it has changed, but in dancehall track akin to esting than nice reggae. You read it they definitely do share asking for a good way – it sounds Shaggy’s earlier work Although, Sting has correctly. It’s is mutual friend Martin strong, mature, and still with introductory lyrics often said in interviews Ynot a misprint. The former Kirszenbaum (a.k.a. ‘Shaggyless’ absolutely flawless. – by far the worst on the that the most important frontman of ‘80s pop-rock Cherry Cherry Boom Unfortunately, the record. This unimagina- thing in music for him is group The Police really Boom) – founder of Cher- mixes” same cannot be said of tive start is followed by the element of surprise. did make an album with rytree Records and Sting’s Shaggy. He seems stuck the optimistic, Marley-es- Well it’s safe to say that Mr. Boombastic himself, manager. He happened to in his dancehall manner que ‘Morning is coming’. everyone was astonished and they really did release be working in the studio But, the guys apparently throughout, either unable Once ignited, this by this collaboration. If it on 4/20. Honestly, I’m with Shaggy and asked enjoyed working together or unwilling to leave warm reggae flame burns that was the goal, mission still in as much disbelief Sting to sing a chorus on so much that they decided his comfort zone. Both soothingly throughout accomplished. 20 FELIX ISSUE 1690

FILM [email protected] A tale of two women Let the Sunshine In and Funny Cow offer the audience the choice between two portraits of emotionally-complex women, while eschewing a sense of resolution.

FILM to sleep at night. We FUNNY COW follow Isabelle as she passes through the arms of a number of unsuitable men – unsuitable, in some Dir: Adrian Shergold. cases, because they are Script: Tony Pitts. Starring: possessive and boorish, Maxine Peake, Paddy while in others Isabelle Considine, Tony Pitts. 103 makes herself unsuitable minutes by locking herself away in her upper-class bubble. LET THE SUNSHINE IN The whole film – which was based on Roland Barthes’ A Lover’s Dis- course: Fragments, and Dir: Claire Denis. Script: written by Denis and Claire Denis, Christine collaborator Christine Angot. Starring: Juliette Angot – is meditative Binoche, Gérard Depardieu. and slow-moving; to say 94 minutes it veers into indulgence would be an understate- Fred Fyles ment. Most of the film is Editor-in-Chief taken up by conversations between Isabelle and the Maxine making ‘em laugh // Entertainment One/Curiosa Films men in her life, during ilmgoers looking which Denis’ camera character, who is never in relentless close-up, or out the 1980s, and have about her life outside of for stories of languidly swings between afforded a name – always the fact her hands remain yet to recover. Funny Cow its romances. Her char- complex women manages to find the right trembling even when she explores, in affecting, acter is like a ghost, and struggling to words. Set in the North manages to blast through depressing detail, the the film has a hollowness Fsucceed in a man’s world, “Binoche is of England in the 1970s in her first live set. way cycles of poverty at its centre that does which simultaneously and 80s, the film charts In both films, the lead and violence are passed not satisfy. While Funny serve as an exploration – as usual – the life of Funny Cow, actors’ abilities mean down through generations Cow can often feel over- and critique of a particu- a working class woman their support tends to – Funny Cow’s abusive ly-structured or fragment- lar cultural moment are resplendent trying to break into the fade into the background father dies when she is ed – a result, perhaps, this week, surprisingly, in Let the male-dominated comedy a little bit; Let the young, but it’s not long of the director’s ample spoiled for choice. circuit. The funniest thing Sunshine In ends with before she too is trapped experience in television – Funny Cow (Dir: Adrian Sunshine In” about Funny Cow, is, a memorable exchange in a relationship with a it is much more satisfying Shergold) and Let the surprisingly, the lack of between Binoche and violent man, from whom than the naturalism Denis Sunshine In (Dir: Claire humour. Instead, Shergold Gerard Depardieu, who she manages to escape. In offers up. Denis) – which came out the two sets of faces like has taken the opportunity plays a fortune-teller, and a lesser film, Considine’s Both films are marked last week – are two films a ponderous metronome. to explore the limitations in Funny Cow Peake is Angus would act as a by a lack of resolution: about emotionally-com- These sequences are and strictures placed upon ably supported by Paddy corrective for Funny Cow, Isabelle and Funny Cow plex women, played by enjoyable, up to a point, women by society. Considine as Angus, who introducing her to a world both have futures left Maxine Peake and Juliette but heavy dialogue masks As with Binoche, plays her middle-class of culture and class, but wide open. While Funny Binoche respectively, with a sense that little of real Peake is by far the best lover, but both films serve she recognises this, too, Cow is more triumphant, a focus on conversation value is being said. thing about Funny Cow. as showcases for an indi- can be a form of violence. it refuses an easy ending and language, and a deep Binoche, is – as usual With an exceptional vidual talent. But while both films – instead of having Funny understanding of time and – resplendent in the role, ear for dialogue, Peake Both films excel in ex- show the protagonist at Cow beat the male comics place. giving a performance that delivers each line to ploring a particular social the mercy of men, Funny at their own game, or In Let the Sunshine In, is imbued with a blinding perfection, often re- class. In Let the Sunshine Cow creates a well-round- transcend an arena of the time is now, and the glow. Despite the dia- verting to the deadpan In, it’s the upper-class ed, realistic character, who comedy so reliant on place is France. Or Paris, logue-heavy nature of the sarcasm that served as an world of bankers and art has her own lived experi- racism, sexism, and hom- to be more precise – the script, Binoche displays emotional shield for her dealers; a metropolitan ence and vitality. Isabelle, ophobia, she joins them Paris of aesthetes and the most affecting aspects while growing up. It’s elite, sipping champagne, on the other hand, exists in punching down. Funny lovers, who tend towards of her performance when the cumulative effect of who probably haunt Nigel solely in relation to the Cow and Let the Sunshine the philosophical and she relies solely on her small details that really Farage’s nightmares. men around her. We are In both end with things dress chicly, with nary a expression to sell the sell her performance – the Funny Cow explores the told, or must presume, she still in play: Peake and banlieue in sight. Binoche story: staring out of a train range of emotions Peake’s polar opposite: working is a successful artist, yet Binoche deserve nothing plays Isabelle, a divorced window, lost for words. face goes through as class Northern communi- she is only seen working less. artist looking for her true Peake is Funny Cow she struggles through an ties who were decimated on a canvas once, and love and crying herself – she plays the titular abortive audition, filmed by Thatcherism through- we know next to nothing 21 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX

FILM [email protected] Isle of Dogs: A cute tail that lacks some bite Wes Anderson shows us how much he loves dogs and Japan in his latest film.

FILM ISLE OF DOGS

Dir: Wes Anderson. Script: Wes Anderson. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum. 101 minutes Sung Soo Moon Film Writer

t’s been four years since the release of The Grand Budapest Hotel, a commercial Iand critical success for di- rector Wes Anderson. It’s a tough act to follow, but Isle of Dogs is a delightful addition to Anderson’s body of work – his offbeat filmmaking style translates impressively to animation, which captures Who let the dogs out? // Twentieth Century Fox his playfully childish world with wonder. on Trash Island, the visual Kobayashi’s moustached quite decides which. Japanese culture. There is lost dog; a stance against It’s 20 years in the style is greasy and gritty: face is plastered onto a With all the juggling of a fantastical and celebra- corruption, xenophobia, future, and in Japan’s it coherently captures an giant screen invoking heavy ideas, Anderson tory air in the marriage and oppression; even as Megasaki City’s author- apocalyptic landscape, images of Big Brother fails to reach a satisfying between modern Western an advert for Japanese itarian leader Mayor with mountains of debris, from 1984; there are conclusion. The narrative and ancient Asian tradi- tourism. The film’s Kobayashi exiles all dogs overgrown fields, smoggy scenes of dogs being goes through several di- tions in Megasaki. internal politics weren’t to Trash Island due to an skies, and rusty colour rounded up into cages to versions that seem to swirl Does Isle of Dogs triv- too concerning while outbreak of canine flu palettes. There is plenty be gassed; a young boy aimlessly around the point ialise Japanese culture? I was watching it, but virus. Six months later, for hardcore Anderson has bits of metal piping it wants to make. I feel like Anderson becomes more problem- Atari, the nephew of the fans to fetishize, as the sticking out of the side of While the film is clear would not have made a atic as I think about it in Mayor, crash lands on film is full of title cards, his head for an unhealthy in its stance against different film in light of retrospect. Isle of Dogs Trash Island in search of symmetrical shots, maps, amount of time. Moments oppression and injustice, these concerns, as his is the longest stop-mo- his dog, Spots, who was deadpan dialogue, and of unexpected violence the primary voice of whole filmmaking style tion animated film ever the first dog banished by almost everyone in the or dark themes become reason comes from Tracy, is based on an unbounded made, and it certainly the decree. Atari is aided film is a complete intro- almost an antidote to an American foreign and childish creativity. feels it. The charm of the by a trusty band of five vert. Anderson obsesses the relentless kookiness. exchange student with a The Japanese dialogue eccentric dialogue quickly dogs, who are now given over the framing, and his The abstract world that hunch. This clouds the is not subtitled but trans- wears off when it teters a purpose: to search for attention to detail in his Anderson creates gets in- intentions of the film, lated through different into overindulgence, Spots, and ultimately composition is exactly stantly grounded in reality and is at conflict with the characters or inferred especially in the final rekindle the companion- what you would expect. and its consequences. socio-political subtext it through the voice acting third. It isn’t as funny as it ship between man and It’s nothing new from This undercurrent of tries to retain. and animation. This ought to be, and partly to dogs. Anderson; he does the violence is an impor- Many debates have pushes for more sympathy blame is its ambiguity in Firstly, the film is a thing he does best, and tant characteristic to been sparked on whether towards the dogs who all whether it really wants to visual treat. The puppets there is some comfort to Anderson’s storytelling the film itself is racist: speak English but don’t accommodate for younger and the sets are masterful- that. style, as it reinforces the its touristy portrayal of understand the Japanese. audiences and portray a ly made, and there is pure Like Anderson’s other importance of the char- Japan and the blissful I didn’t find it offensive sugar-coated version of joy in observing just how films, Isle of Dogs has a acters’ motives. In Isle of ignorance of the majority or racist, but I wonder Anderson’s dark universe. everything moves and darkly comic streak that Dogs this is underplayed. of the Japanese people is how a Japanese speaking Anderson may not be at interacts. The animation has a sharp bite to it. Just As a result, the film sits somewhat problematic, audience would view the his best, but Isle of Dogs is beautiful and there is ten minutes in, a brawl awkwardly between the but Anderson sets the film. brings joy as a visually endless pleasure in the between dogs ends with boundary of being an film in Japan for largely The film is successful arresting film that has details that breathe life an ear being chewed off “animated kids’ film” aesthetic reasons, and in working on a number flourishes of his signature into this world and its and thrown away where or being a full-throttle shows that he is (at least of different levels: a story tropes. characters. In the scenes rats nibble at it; Mayor Anderson film, and never superficially) in love with about a boy finding his 22 FELIX ISSUE 1690

CLUBS & SOCIETIES [email protected] INNOVATION increase public knowledge • Dr. ir. Isabel FORUM: about digital healthcare. Van De Keere: Founder HEALTHCARE Our goal is to provide and CEO of Immersive THROUGH A insights to anyone who Rehab, a Virtual Reality DIGITAL EYE is keen to get on board digital health startup that on digital healthcare, focuses on the creation nnovation Forum from various perspectives and development of Imperial College provided by the policy physical & neuro-reha- London (IFICL) is a makers, corporates, start- bilitation programmes student society – part ups, academia, investors in Virtual Reality that Iof a non-profit global or accelerators, focusing improve patient recovery. organisation, with more on future and evolution of The goal is to increase the than 10,000 members in digital healthcare. effectiveness of physical over nine countries – that Speakers from a range & neuro-rehabilitation, seeks to build bridges of backgrounds will be reduce referral times, between academia, indus- attending the conference, make rehab fun and try, and policy makers. including: engaging, and have a We focus on the future better patient outcome. and evolution of today’s • Hak Salih: Following a long physical technologies, ranging Digital Health Lead – rehab period Dr Van from the nascent stage to MedCity. Salih has over De Keere herself went the cusp of commercial 20 years’ experience as through due to a work application. an investor and supporter accident, she decided to Innovation is a multi- of innovation, and is an start Immersive Rehab in disciplinary activity that award-winning mentor. September 2016. Isabel is is key to any country’s As Digital Health Lead passionate about immer- growth model. It brings at MedCity, his focus is sive technologies (VR/ together engineers, on supporting, connecting AR) and their applications business professionals, and growing the digital in healthcare, social economists, doctors, sci- health eco-system – from entrepreneurship, and Dr Nicolaus Henke (Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company), and Dr ir. Isabel Ven De entists, and policy makers. mentoring early stage promoting women in tech. Keere (Founder and CEO of Immersive Rehab) will both be attending the forum next The Innovation Forum ideas and signposting month exists to facilitate this further help, to connecting • Dr Ulf Heng- multidisciplinary struc- innovators and clinicians stamann: Digital Health tion Manager, supporting global leader of McKinsey ture by fostering synergy with corporates looking to Innovation Manager, Bayer’s path in Digital Analytics overseeing • Dr. Eduardo between academia, collaborate. He also works G4A, Bayer. Addicted to Transformation. partnerships between Aguilar Pelaez: Dr industry, and the public with stakeholders looking Digital Transformation, McKinsey and the wider Pelaez’s career has sector. to commercialise their with 30 years’ experience • Prof. Paul artificial intelligence, data spanned academia, On the 9th May 2018, ideas in digital health. He in Biology, Genomics, Leeson: Professor of Car- and computing ecosystem. startups, and global we are hosting an event at was included in the inau- Market Intelligence, and diovascular Medicine at He is also the Chairman companies in the tech- Imperial’s South Kensing- gural Maserati 100 list, program, project and line the University of Oxford of QuantumBlack, a nology space. As Head ton campus – “Healthcare published in The Sunday management, Ulf got his and Consultant Cardiolo- company operating at the of Technology at Helix through a Digital Eye”. Times, honouring those PhD in Microbiology at gist at the John Radcliffe intersection of strategy, Centre Imperial College The event aims to host who have given back by the Max-Planck-Institute Hospital in Oxford. He is technology, and design. London, he guides the 200 attendees, including helping and supporting for terrestrial Microbiol- also Head of the Oxford engineering roadmap, students, academics, the next generation of ogy. He joined Bayer in Cardiovascular Clinical • Dr Lawrence Pet- and works with our de- industry professionals, entrepreneurs. 2002, and since 2015 has Research Facility and alidis: As Head of Innova- signers and clinicians to and entrepreneurs, and been their Digital Innova- leads a research group tion and Impact at Chelsea bring innovations to life. that combines machine and Westminster Hospital, Prior to Helix, he was a learning with cardiovas- Dr Petalidis supports a Product Manager at one- cular imaging to identify grants programme that finestay, covering mobile, novel biomarkers of early funds digital health quality enterprise software and disease. The findings are improvement projects. IoT systems, including being turned into software Recent projects include the Sherlock smart lock applications for use in the heart failure patient mon- product. Prior to that he clinic by the University itoring, medical device worked on high perfor- of Oxford spin out, Ultro- development, and AR in mance computing, and mics. surgery. Lawrence is a earlier was a co-founder NICE specialist advisor, of Ervitech, a medical • Dr. Nicolaus a NHS Navigator for the technology company Henke: Dr Henke is Digital Health London focused on a miniature a Senior Partner at Accelerator, a partner for wearable breathing. McKinsey & Company. the Microsoft Accelerator, For more information He advises leading and digital health advisor and tickets, visit: https:// companies on how to for West London CCG. healthcarethroughadigi- improve decision making Dr Petalidis has 13 years taleye.eventbrite.co.uk and performance through of experience across advanced analytics, business, commercial, - Innovation Forum artificial intelligence and knowledge transfer, Imperial College London end-to- end data enabled digital change and inno- transformations. He is a vation roles. 23 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1690

TRAVEL [email protected] TRAVEL [email protected] and started moving there. to grass but I couldn’t rec- It was difficult – that area ognise this place – had I From Imperial to the Amazon jungle was even more densely ended up at a neighbour’s populated by trees. I got place anyhow? I recited higher than I had been, “lo siento, estoy perdida” Instead of going into industry or staying in academia, recent maths BSc graduate Charlotte Pickering has chosen before fallen trees blocked (“sorry, I am lost”) in my my path. Beyond them, head and kept walking. I to move across the world to the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest to work on a permaculture fruit farm, where she’s I could see the ground walked past a few banana evening off again so I palms until I started seeing living her best life. Here are some of her exciting adventures and the first challenges encountered in the tropics. assumed it to be the real buildings – I had made summit. it back! I was higher up I planted the cherimoya than when I first crossed TRAVEL I was staying, an area ‘peligro’ – the Spanish seeds all around and the stream so I still had a previously used for cattle word for ‘danger’ – as the started to head downhill. decent victory walk back Charlotte Pickering farming, with neighbours bus wound around moun- I got to the place I was down to the kitchen. I Travel Writer who are digging for gold tains across the Andes on before, but I couldn’t arrived back triumphant, I and planting cash crops. roads that were yet to be remember which direction had survived the Amazon But our plans for the land, completed. Back home I had come from. I headed rainforest! h God, where in comparison, were a I don’t take buses, only left, but with hindsight The rest of the trip am I? All these little more ‘out there’, trains – not because I’m left was completely the was more relaxed, mostly trees look the according to Ecuadorian stuck up or frightened of wrong way to go – it weeding at Tambo and same. The way standards. buses, but rather because began to take me away spending time with the Oup was easy (it was just, Let me start from the if the bus ride is over an from the farm and into friends I’ve made. After well, up). But now every beginning: I had arrived hour long, I will throw a neighbour’s property. getting used to this tropical direction is down, I can’t in Ecuador four weeks up. And yet I somehow Fortunately, I realised paradise, I was dreading hear the stream anymore earlier – my plane landed managed to survive this Halfway up the mountain – the rainforest ain’t no joke // Charlotte Pickering that partway down as I returning to England. But and I can’t see anything in Cuenca, a city popular 4.5 hour bus journey hit a stream flowing in the fast forward five months through these trees.” with American expats. I featuring some harrowing opting to make the things wasn’t satisfied with me a granadilla so that opposite direction to what and I’m back! Not for a Sometimes in life, you was headed to a commu- drops. After a taxi ride they need in most cases. this. I wanted to grow “When they I could spread the seeds I was expecting. And so visit but to live. When find yourself someplace nity called Terra Frutis, from the bus station, I Tools include a long pole them at the farm, and so once I got to the top. I was I headed back up a little they said a maths degree odd and you struggle to who are trying to create arrived at a house I had with a plunger on top for did others. However, the said a maths hungry so I opened it up and then started to make from Imperial can take understand how you came a vegan permaculture only seen in YouTube harvesting papayas, a long problem with growing and ate the flesh, spitting my way around the peak. you anywhere, I could to be there. This was one of fruit forest in the Amazon videos. I was immediately Who has the better mane? // Georgios Chatzitheoklitos pole with a sharp knife cherimoyas out there is degree from the seeds into holes at the I couldn’t hear the incor- have never imagined it those times for me – I was rainforest. Not wanting greeted by one of the men on the end for harvesting that the altitude isn’t high Imperial can base of the trees around – rect stream anymore so I would take me here. at the top of a mountain to waste time anywhere who had started the Terra rollinias, and branches enough. So I decided that that’s how you plant the kept walking until I heard If you’re also a fruit in the Amazon rainforest, too ‘Americanised’, the Frutis community three that bend back like a I would plant the seeds take you fruit here! Granadillas water... It was flowing the lover interested in vol- completely alone, with a next day I took a scenic years before, wandering scythe for collecting the at the highest point of grow on vines, so they correct way, I must be in unteering in the Amazon, bag of cherimoya seeds in yet frightening 4.5 hour through Peru and Ecuador grass and other potential the farm – the top of the anywhere, need to be planted places the right place! I headed or a vegan with an one hand and a machete bus journey from Cuenca until he eventually settled In the jungle, the mighty jungle... // Charlotte Pickering mulch. mountain. This area of the with opportunities to straight for the stream, interest in raw food and in the other. The trees to Gualaquiza in Morona in this area. So finally, we went to farm was not developed I could climb up things. climbed down to cross it, permaculture looking were thick; that place Santiago province, a town My trip wasn’t a in a bank or some other The grass is then used as the farm – we needed to at all, there were no easy have never As I was walking and, upon realising that for a community to join might even be primary at the edge of the Amazon holiday as such, more like soul-sucking company, “The rainforest mulch for the plants. I also take a half hour taxi ride, paths to walk around and around, I realised that in there was no easy way after graduation, check rainforest – a rare thing rainforest. I passed a summer internship. Most but that’s not the direction planted many pineapples then a boat journey, and an only a handful of people imagined it one direction the ground back up on the other side, out Terra Frutis at www. is unforgiving to come across where over 20 places labelled people have internships I want to take with my life. and harvested noni, ugly uphill walk through deep living at the farm had would take me seemed to go down and I started walking down the terrafrutis.com. For more I used to love watching – if you have lemons, and maracuyas. mud. This was the begin- been up there previously. then up again in the stream. After a little while, information about the The Good Life, where the Tambo is a nice place ning of the dry season It was an early morning, here” distance – perhaps I I found a place to pull upcoming fruit festival, go townies try to become any weakness, but the real project is the but the moisture from and, having soaked the wasn’t at the summit yet? myself up the other side. to www.amazonianfruit- self-sufficient, converting farm, known as Mount the rainy season hadn’t seeds for four days be- So I picked up my things Quickly, the trees turned festival.com their gardens into veggie it will find it Frutis because of its managed to escape yet. forehand, I scarified them plots and making their location on the side of I got to the cabin (one of against a rock to improve own clothes, and the and make you a mountain, previously the seven buildings there) their chances of sprout- show inspired me to do used for grazing cattle exhausted, had a short ing, and started my way the same – but better. I’m suffer” and not much else. There break, and then started up the mountain alone. a big fruit lover, but the are a few ongoing jobs planting some mangoes. I walked through tall fruit in the UK is only there: building bungalows At that point, my body grass, crossed a river, and passable, so I decided to Frutis are situated. I spent and a community kitchen was done, and I spent the then climbed through the move to Ecuador (which the first week and a half in preparation for the next few days feeling faint thick rainforest. The trees has a great climate for all at the headquarters, a upcoming fruit festival; and unable to stomach were densely packed but sorts of fruit) and start a smaller scale version of planting trees and seeds any food. The rainforest is I kept heading up. After a fruit forest. Thankfully the main project, only gathered from all over unforgiving – if you have while, there seemed to be for my bank account and with electricity and the the world; clearing areas any weakness, it will find no more up – the ground sanity, it didn’t come to internet (coming soon to of grass; weeding and it and make you suffer. was flat, and because of that because someone else the farm!). Their ‘yard’ is looking after existing I somehow got back to the densely packed trees had already started a fruit full of fruit trees, sugar- plants; and maintaining Tambo, where I got some I couldn’t see whether it forest there, so I decided cane, and palms, backing the waterline that brings rest, managed to recover, was going up or down in to join their community onto a river suitable for water from the stream to and then spent my days any direction. I seemed to for a trial month. bathing in. I spent a lot of the kitchen. The commu- eating cherimoya bought be able to see small pieces So now back to my time weeding, which nity is trying to become in town. of sky in every direction Ecuador. I had just arrived in Ecuador often involves self-sufficient and aims Cherimoya trees can however, so I stopped to in Tambo Viejo, where cutting shoulder-height to avoid buying new grow in this climate but have a rest. A member of Delicious fruit of the Terra Frutis farm // Charlotte Pickering the headquarters for Terra grass with a machete. things where possible, are unlikely to fruit – I the community had given Farm life allows time for travelling (Manta, Euador) // Charlotte Pickering 24 25 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 – Fake News! – ISSUE 22 FELIX ISSUE 1690

HANGMAN [email protected] Hangman Imperial confirm sunny weather is acceptable extentuating circumstance for exams

HANGMAN in upcoming exams. in Central Library, a break from revision and In an email sent out through to fears about head to Queen’s Lawn. Negafelix to all Imperial stu- what exactly the glowing Unfortunately, I’d been Editor-in-Chief dents, Larry Popovich, orb in the sky was, and revising in SAF for past Vice-Provost (Have You whether it would hurt us.” three weeks, and hadn’t Put On Sunscreen?), said “Our mitigating seen any proper sunlight. The announcement the “exceptional weather” circumstances policy As soon as I went outside came after numerous experienced over the pre- includes a clause about I was blinded by the glare; reports of students vious weekend had caused distressing meteorologi- I stumbled into the middle who didn’t know what “distress and harm” to cal phenomena,” he went of an ultimate frisbee many Imperial students on to say, “something that game and managed to the large orb in the sky who were not used to certainly includes bright break my collarbone.” was. going outside or generally sunshine in April.” interacting with the world. It is believed a number Upon hearing the mperial College “Senior management have of students have suffered reports of students being The strange orb burns my eyes // CC London have con- been informed by person- as a result of the weather. exposed to above-ambient firmed that the short al tutors of many students One student Hangman temperature, Felicity worth of sun-visors – in had disappeared behind appearance of sum- emailing with concerns spoke to reported the Connolly, Imperial Union-approved shades of cloud cover. It is predicted Imer weather last week over the weather,” Pop- dangers of sun exposure: College Union’s Deputy cyan and magenta – and the sun will re-emerge can be used by students ovich wrote, “these con- “I saw people posting President (Fun in the hypoallergenic sunscreen. some time in mid-July, for wishing to apply for ex- cerns have ranged from about the weather on Face- Sun), placed an imme- By the time the order a couple of hours, before tenuating circumstances the potential of heatstroke book, so I thought I’d take diate order for £13,000 arrived, however, the sun retreating again.

Scenes at the library last week (artist’s impression) // Imperial/Layton Thompson ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO VIRGO

Armed police called to Central Library as riot breaks This week you’re the This week you forgot to This week, between the This week you’re that one This week you go to This week you’re feeling Felix Editor, and it was set your alarm before the heatwave in the library, guy who keeps coughing Queen’s Tower Rooms to pretty stressed about your your birthday! One year marathon, and completely and all the crying you’ve in the library, oh my god, get some lunch, and end exams, and decide to out over desk space closer to the sweet release miss it. You tell everyone been doing over revision, will you just shut the fuck up accidentally sitting go for counselling. You of death. the guy in the giant you’re taken to ChelWest up and have some lemsip a final-year Business should get seen by next bumblebee suit was you – A&E with severe already. School exam. You get a year. HANGMAN Wednesday, shortly fol- of jacket potatoes by Big Bang Theory and section of the Library ‘procrastination-induced they’ll never know. dehydration. first. lowing the mid-afternoon 12.30pm; others say the laughing along. I couldn’t and attempting to fashion riot’. Our officers were Negafelix caffeine slump, an alter- high temperatures in the stand it any more, and Molotov cocktails, de- on the scene within 20 Editor-in-Chief cation broke out on Level Library earlier in the week eventually just bottled scribed the riot as “fright- minutes. They managed to 4 of the Central Library. – described as “categor- the guy. Things kind of ening, but pretty good control the situation with This quickly developed ically unsafe for human escalated from there.” procrastination material.” no injuries to our officers, The altercation broke into a mass brawl, spread- habitation” – aggravated “I’d really had just and minimal fatalities out amid simmering ing to adjacent floors, as existing tensions. about enough of going among students – mostly tensions, as students students took out their Several students identi- “Students through my mechan- material students.” revision frustrations by fied the original instigator ics lectures,” he told The library will remain look for ever-more setting fire to textbooks as Susan Hillbury, a third took out Hangman, “I needed a closed for the remainder inventive ways to and occupying the Library year chemistry students. their revision break. It was either go on of this week. Mark Halley, procrastinate Cafe. Hillbury, who is now in Facebook and stalk my Vice-Provost (Sporadic LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES Speculations abound police custody, denied any frustrations ex’s profile, or headbutt Acts of Random Vio- rmed police over the cause of the vio- wrongdoing: “In my eyes, the guy next to me.” lence) emailed students had to be lence. Hangman spoke to my behaviour was com- by occupying In a statement for earlier today regarding This week it’s a brand This week you find out This week you’re excited This week you This week you spend the This week you’re the called to Cen- a number of students who pletely justified. The twat Hangman, police forces the closure, advising them new term! A brand the strikes for this term by the addition of pastries purposefully leave your last of your student loan Horoscopes Writer, and tral Library reported different triggers next to me had dropped Library Cafe” said: “We were called to “remember to respect new start! Same old have been cancelled. Now to the Union Shop. You stuff spread across several sponsoring your friend in you realise you’ve put Aearlier this week, as for the brawl. Some eye- off his stuff on a desk at to Imperial College others when using the disappointing you! you’ve got no excuse really don’t have much library tables. People the marathon. But it’s for more work into these arguments over desk al- witnesses said students 9am, and didn’t come London’s Central Library library”, “avoid using about that third you’re going for you, do you? asking you to move it is a good cause, and he ran than anything else you’ve locations escalated into were “left mad with rage back until after lunch. One student, who spent at 15:56 on Wednesday up more space than you going to get. the only social interaction it in a giant bumblebee done all year. Worth it? a full-scale riot. and unsated hunger” after He then spent three hours much of the riot hiding to deal with what had need”, and “just generally you’re gonna have for the suit! What a great guy! Yes. At around 4pm last the Library Cafe ran out watching episodes of The in the thermodynamics been described as a get a fucking grip.” next couple of months. 26 27 Union Page Friday 27 April

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29 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1690

SPORTS [email protected] SPORTS [email protected] Cracking open a cold run with the boys ICXCAC trail team defy the mini-beast from the East for the EnduranceLife Coastal Trail Series Sussex.

SPORTS down for the night, the case it gets too rocky. So 11:00 AM – This is now 12:30 PM – 30mph at the front of the field, cold closed in… this is what goes on in a real life actual blizzard. wind now driving hori- with Jess Eichel and Mark Henry Maynard 05:30 AM – Good the Physics department? In late March. What’s zontal snow into the faces Pollock taking under-20 ICXCAC Member morning, this is your I think it’s getting colder. going on? of runners in all categories titles in the half marathon, wake-up call! After 10:00 AM – At 11:30 AM – 10k start. running up Beachy Head. and trail captain Henry last-minute kit checks 10-20km in, our ultra and 200 brave and speedy ??:?? PM – To be honest, Hart posting a winning ast month, with (Leggings or shorts? marathon runners are all souls tear away from the this is where things get a 10k time of 50’47”, only the ‘mini-beast Definitely leggings) and in good spirits, taking in start line and into the little hazy for me. At some to be disqualified for from the East’ industrial quantities of local landmarks includ- storm, wearing little more point the snow stopped, an unlucky checkpoint spreading its porridge, the team pile ing the Litlington white than shorts and a t-shirt. but I’m pretty sure it was ‘dibbing’ error. Lfrosty tendrils over the into cars and head to the horse, and the Long Man They the real MVPs. At still cold. Meanwhile the Most importantly, North Sea, the Met Office start line. of Wilmington. Interest- least they’re all wearing 10k and Half marathon everyone finished despite issued amber warnings for 8:00 AM – Standing in ingly, these hill carvings shoes. I hope Richard runners head to the pub very challenging con- wind, ice, and snow across a field waiting for the ultra aren’t half as ancient as Hobbitson still has all his for a free (!) pint. ditions (30 DNFs in the much of the UK. The same race briefing, we realise it you might imagine, being toes. After a long day of ultra alone.) Even Richard time, a detachment of is definitely cold. cut in the 19th and 17th 12:00 PM – As the running, the key stats ‘Bilbo’ Thompson made hardy (foolish?) ICXCAC 8:30 AM – Ultra-mar- centuries respectively. I leading half-marathoners were as follows: 17 it through the day without trail runners left London athon start. 130 hardy digress. Is this blossom or hit the final descent from Imperial runners braved frostbite. We saw many with their sights set on a endurance runners set off snow? the magnificent Beachy the elements, and made fantastic personal perfor- very long run along the clad in multiple layers 10:30 AM – Half-mar- Head towards home (and it home safely. Ultra mances, including first barren, wind-beaten cliff- of fluorescent Gore-Tex. athon start. Despite a far warmth), the 10k runners runners climbed 1750m trail races, first marathons, tops of the Sussex coast. Ahead of them is 55km less extensive mandatory approach the halfway (Courchevel), and took and longest ultras. This is 2nd team posing after eviscerating their opponents (and their division) // Zonghao Guo This is their story… of challenging, but varied kit list, the 370 starters are mark and join the ultra/ home two Ultra-Trail Du a side of the club that is Those of us tackling and beautiful terrain. It’s wearing a lot of clothes marathon route. Being Mont-Blanc qualification going from strength to nd the ultra- and mara- still really cold. for a spring half marathon. passed after three hours points on the way. Mar- strength. IC badminton men’s 2 team celebrate promotion by thon-distance races 9:00 AM – Marathon The starter’s gun is fired. of running by a stream athoners scaled 1350m Finally, huge thank- stayed overnight at club start. A similar number Meanwhile, marathoners of sprightly 10k runners (Ben Nevis), the half yous to Remy and family member Remy’s house of waterproof ward- are beginning to catch the (who are going twice your marathon squad made for hosting us, trail captain maintaining perfect run (huge thank you to Mr. robes on display here, tail end of the ultra race, pace and making it look 650m look easy (it’s Henry for organising the and Mrs. Shaieb!), whilst although Richard ‘Paleo’ providing much needed easy) brings up conflicting not), and the 10k speed trip, Luis for supporting, those with later start times Thompson isn’t wearing company and morale and fairly toxic emotions, demons smashed 430m and the race organisers SPORTS was great to see a relaxed Ranul Pallemulle — our with a dominant perfor- of the guys playing week provements, meaning we took early trains on the any shoes. He assures boosts. It’s definitely but it’s all part of the fun. (2820 vertical pints.) As for keeping everyone safe atmosphere within the other singles player — mance. Their smashes and in week out, building can push for promotions Saturday morning. With us this is deliberate, and snowing now. The pretty I’m told -7oC wind chill is usual there was plenty of in spite of completely Beng Tan team, with cheerful faces endured a slower start to netplay paid dividends, chemistry as a team and next academic year. This all involved hunkering he’s got some crocs in fluffy kind. Still cold. part of the fun too. ICXCAC representation horrendous conditions. IC Badminton Player all around. Unsurprising- his day. He won a number but crucially it was their supporting each other on year’s committee has also ly, they took it very well of points from his sturdy tight serves which made and off court. Everything improved the quality of when I told them not to defence, forcing his the telling difference that’s been achieved badminton events and aving won all lose the tie so I didn’t opponent to aim for the compared to Jeremy and is because of the team socials. The popular Fencing Men’s Second Team finish a triumphant year eight of their have to report that! sidelines, but he never Noah, giving their oppo- playing their hardest and Friday coaching sessions league matches The Surrey team even- quite settled into his nents no room to apply delivering the perfor- has seen large turnouts prior to this tually arrived 45 minutes match and lost it 13-21, pressure right from the mances needed. As much with several players im- SPORTS support. Our now eight supporting with some pressure, Noah. Hone, IC badminton men’s late, and – to make matters 14-21. off. as being the captain is proving greatly over the match clean sheet was appropriately-coloured From Rob’s consistent 2nd team have effectively worse in what I imagine Up next was Jeremy While I turned my important, doing this well past two terms.” Jake Reynolds threatened whilst fencing blue pompoms. Using flicks and David’s sig- won the South Eastern must’ve been an already Lou and team captain attention to the doubles, it relies on the players being “Furthermore, we’ve Fencing Men’s 2nd Captain Portsmouth again, this some strategic planning, nature spin, to Javier’s 2A division, and secured tiring trip to London – Noah in the doubles, and was a Matt vs Matt affair willing to play, travel, and successfully hosted two time away, and a nail we won the highly antic- incredible ability to fence a promotion to the di- they weren’t able to field they too endured a rather on the other court; unfor- put in the performances, London-wide tourna- biting result of 135-124 ipated match with hits to all three weapons, and vision above. However, a full team, effectively slow start, improving as tunately it was Surrey’s so I owe massive thanks ments this year thanks n terms of BUCS taught us not to get spare. Péter’s scare tactics, each apart from us social giving us a two point lead the game went on but who took the match with to everyone that’s played to our partnership with points scored, fenc- complacent. Both Niklas Eight of us, armed with member brought a differ- members witnessing a in the tie before it even ultimately losing a close a 21-16 22-20 victory. over the course of this Yonex. With the next ing remains the most and Cosmin were crucial two supporters, travelled ent style to our matches. gif of 2nd Team Captain started. first game 17-21. The Ranul, however, made year.” committee decided, I successful club at team members during first to Kent for the final. The A number of memories Noah Semonin dabbing Matchday started with pressure was on in the 2nd amends for his earlier loss “The initial aim for next really hope the society IImperial, and it has been term, especially for these support continued at deserve a special mention: his beanie off during the the singles matches, and game, and they responded to Surrey’s Matt, winning year is to hold our own can continue to blossom.” an especially incredible close league matches. home, with nearly 3000 Hugo’s liberating party club’s AGM, news of that Matthew Cotton got IC by turning up the heat. his 2nd match 21-13, within the league, and if We followed this up season for the Men’s The team also claimed views on the Facebook performance; the christen- Do you even lift? // IC Fencing achievement has probably off to a good start, taking But perhaps the tension 21-17. That sealed the tie things go well enough with our last match, Second team. Remaining the South Eastern Con- live stream. With the score ing of David’s kitchen; the stayed within the IC teams the 1st game 21-11 with a got to them as they made for IC, and preserved the then pushing again for a against Chichester – we undefeated throughout ference Cup. We quickly set at 71-70, it all came multiple occasions where drives, and David Guo, and hope they return to for the most part, so Club convincing performance. some unforced errors here team’s perfect run. win in that league too!” drew the tie 4-4, so lost our fourteen matches has progressed to the quarter- down to the final weapon, we were unable to stop our in-team photographer, support for years to come. President Joseph Kim His opponent upped his and there, losing the next Of course, no match is I then asked Joseph for our perfect record, but led to promotion to a tier finals, where we beat our epée. The score switched for a service break; cel- as well as Sports Imperial, The team will be in invited me to cover the game to win 21-17 and game 20-22. complete without inter- comment about the club: still finished the season one league; a level never closest league competi- in favour of both teams ebrating with magnums; particularly Yasmin, for great hands next year 2nd team’s home match level the match, but any It now came down to views of sort, so I asked “It’s really great to unbeaten. All the best before reached by the tors, Brunel, 129-111. three times, and the match and, of course, most of all of the support and with the newly elected against Surrey’s 2nd team alarm bells that might’ve Edward Liu and Joseph Noah for a comment on see all that the society guys. Congratulations team. The home semi-final concluded, 116-102, with us enjoying ACC events organisation. captain, Hugo. We hope at Ethos last Wednesday. raised were silenced when to deliver a point from the team’s performance has achieved this year. and keep flying the flag The year started with match against LSE three decisive wins from (some more than others). Both Javier and to continue our successes I had time to have a he sealed the match with the doubles, and they did this season: None of our other teams for IC! a strong home victory gathered a huge crowd, each of the epeeist, Rob, Many thanks must go to Cosmin have fenced their in our new league, and chat with the IC team a 21-13 win in the rubber so emphatically, taking “The key things this were relegated and have against Portsmouth, both fencers and non-fenc- Jake and finally, per- team members Noah and final season at Imperial. have more to celebrate before the matches, and it game. Concurrently, their match 21-11, 21-13 year are the consistency all shown massive im- 135-50, spurring on ers alike, who enjoyed forming under immense Javier as our designated We wish them good luck, next year. 30 31 FR IDAY, 27 TH APRIL, 2018 FELIX

SPORTS [email protected] Imperial Wolverines hold onto southern dodgeball title and unbeaten first team record At the end of last term Imperial’s dodgeball teams competed in their final league matches. The first team remain undefeated, retaining the Southern title, while the second team come a very respectable 2nd place.

SPORTS winner to competing to be dodgeball’s Crème de la Filip Šebest Crème. 1st Team Captain Until Sunday, the League still had not been fully decided. A poor he University Imperial effort could have Dodgeball allowed Hertfordshire A to League con- snatch the league victory, cluded this regardless of Imperial’s Tweekend with Imperial two victories over them Wolverines 1s retaining already. Wolverines 1s the University League versus UCL Pumas would South title. Wolverines prove a pivotal game in 1s managed to finish the the ultimate league result. season unbeaten. They Bidding for third place, overpowered everyone UCL needed this win just along the way, including: as much as the league Imperial Wolverines 2s player preparing to strike // IC Wolverines Hertfordshire A with their leaders did. Dodgeball World Cup fi- The fixture began, and bitter end. The scoreboard of the whistle turned went to Imperial for a that and with a couple of nalist import; UCL Pumas Imperial were quick to read 8-4 to Imperial just what would have been a final score of 16-10. This organised games target- with their stretching of the assert their dominance before the last set of the nerve-wrecking 8-6 half match secured the league ing our wingmen, they rules both on and off the over the initial sets. first half. Both teams gave time score into a slightly victory for the Imperial 1s quickly caught up to 7-5 court; and UEA Falcons UCL were very keen to everything and with only more comfortable 10-4 regardless of the last game and had hope at half time. 1s with their microscopic pressure Steve Ndumbe ten seconds remaining, lead. against UEA 1s, which Luckily, the second player who is literally into the corner, but quick UCL found themselves a However, UCL was far for completion ended in half was more convincing impossible to hit. Imperial counter attacks from player up after some fero- from done, and after the favour of Imperial with from our 2s, with an now venture to Leicester Nithin Thoppuram helped cious throwing. However, teams traded games in the the score of 19-5. UCL eye-catching diving dodge next month to compete equalise any deficits. A a magical short distance second half, a chaotic set were destined for 4th place by Mink Radtanajiravong, at the University League quick dominance turned catch by Lochlann Allison with a number of question- as a consequence. a pirouette dodge by Jinay Finals, a final showdown into a hard slog of having that forced him to the able ref calls, including a However, it wasn’t just Patel, and multiple catches of every regional league to earn every point to the floor just before the blow catch by next year’s club the 1s celebrating – our coming from Yan Jin and captain Leo Haigh that 2s had a very successful James Mellor-Rice. Great was not acknowledged, season too, finishing 2nd team effort saw the 2s saw our rivals reduce the out of all second teams, pull out an overall 17-9 lead to 12-8. At this point with a strong last weekend victory over a spirited and Imperial stepped up their epitomised by MVP Yan friendly Southampton 2nd game and employed the Jin and her remarkable team. tactic they are best at – catching. Nonetheless, it The excitement is not systematic and organised wasn’t all plain sailing, and just contained to the court play, aimed at maximising they had their fair share of however, with AGM the time each set lasts, adversity to overcome: an promises of a tour, extra slowly (in the case of absent captain, a player socials, and Hugo Boss UCL rather quickly) infu- with literally no concept kit, next year is shaping to riating the opponent and of time, and a yogurt with be another great year for forcing them to make silly ridiculous on-court antics. Imperial Dodgeball, as we mistakes. The final match of the seek to maintain the title Getting the last league between Imperial and establish our inaugu- Wolverine off the court 2s and Southampton ral women’s team. So if proved to be an insur- 2s was to decide who you want to get involved mountable obstacle for would take the 2nd place in our competitive mixed the UCL team and with a amongst all the second teams next year, or want series of catch-and-outs teams. Intelligent calling to join one of our many by Vinolan Arulananthan, and powerful throwing by social members, look Filip Sebest, and George Nifemi Adejumobi saw out for the Wolverine Fish, only three more the 2s take an early 7-1 sign at Fresher’s Fair. games were played in the lead. The Southampton And remember: Throw Imperial Wolverines 1st team posing with their trophies // IC Wolverines second half, two of which team would have none of Together, Dodge Alone. 32