What’s happening to the gaming industry?
Alia Alansari
The Xbox versus Play Station war has been boring us for almost three years now, and we are still waiting for a triumphant winner to emerge. We are yet to…
Events
Bruno Mars’s new album ’24k Magic’ brings 90s funk and pop
Johanna Christoph
Bruno Mars’s new album meets the expectation and delivers happy, swinging 90s funk and R&B. The 90s nostalgia is evident throughout the whole album and gives ’24k Magic’ a slightly…
Review: Yasmine Naghdi’s Sugar Plum Shines In The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker
Kadeem Hosein
Naghdi gathered up the harp’s music and sent it spilling off the tips of her fingers The Nutcracker has returned to Covent Garden with a bang – kicking off with…
The Grand Tour: What to expect from Amazon’s £160m series
Rebecca Jeffreys
Former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a bang (quite literally), as the first episode of The Grand Tour on November 18 was…
Festive lights pave the way for the Kingston Christmas Market
It is that time of year again, when Kingston is lit up with festive lights and the town is overflowing with stalls offering unique gifts and tasty food. The Christmas…
KU students raise cash for Syrian refugees
Rachel Andrews
Acting, rapping, singing, spoken word and poetry performances were all part of KU Amnesty International Society’s Raise for Refugees event, an “artistic exploration” of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Review: Ezra Miller shines in Fantastic Beasts’ lost plot
Ezra Miller’s performance is painted with chilling clarity Three years after its unveiling, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is set to hit cinemas across the globe Friday, November…
Empire of the Sun’s new album delivers dreamy electropop
Empire of the Sun delivers effortless electronic pop and cheery synth in their third studio album, ‘Two Vines’, which was released Friday October 28. The Australian duo, formed of Luke…
Mysterious waving White Rabbit is Kingston fine art graduate
Meka Beresford
Over the course of the last year a mysterious White Rabbit has waved at commuters in Barnes on the first of every month, and The River can reveal in an…
New sci-fi drama Arrival is stunning and intelligent – review
The new science-fiction film Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Prisoners), is a capturing genre drama with more potential than first realised.