He who is tired of London is tired of life: Samuel Johnson
As a student of English Literature in central London I studied various writers who wrote about London. I had arrived from rural North Buckinghamshire and had absorbed the poetry of William Wordsworth about the sinfulness of city life and its temptations, presumably alehouses and brothels.
In the long run I ended up living in London for thirteen years, addicted to a feeling of lassitude and inadequacy, lost in the idea that I could never achieve anything in the huge city or ever have any impact on the world. Parallel to this I found it very hard to make friends. Everyone else was motivated by the excitement of London but I was in despair. London has a place for desperation and it’s in the gutter. London was tired of me.
The Snow Centre: Boards, Boots, Bindings and Brand New Obstacles
Calling all ski and snow board fanatics and wannabes - On Friday 27th August from 7pm - 11pm you’re invited to try out all new snowboard gear from the 2011 collection of top brands Burton and Flow. This event will be held at The Snow Centre which is conveniently located just 20 minutes outside of London.
Places to go Backpacking for Students
Choosing a destination or destinations when you’re looking at taking a backpacking trip will be one of the most important decisions of all. There’s so much choice out there, and it can be hard knowing what’s on offer, whether somewhere will be cheap enough, or even whether it’s somewhere that is suited to backpacking.
Your Holiday Match Maker
The Holiday Match Maker from Halifax. It’s one of those rare things, a Facebook application that is genuinely useful and entertaining at the same time. It’s also pretty clever. By analysing the content of your profile, it will ’calculate’ what your ideal holiday destination is, where you should stay, what you should do, what the weather’s like at the moment and how many plastic Eiffel Towers you can buy for a fiver.
Student Money Advice Guide
Being a student is not a cheap thing to do, studying at university costs many students around £10,000 per year. Learning how to make the most of what money you do have coming in, whether it be from your parents, loans, grants, or part time jobs, is therefore very important otherwise you could end up in significant debt when you leave University.
Students – Staying safe Online Guide
Studying at university often involves using computers a lot – for writing essays, your thesis, doing research, and so on.
A Tango’d Film
One of the most memorable ads I’ve seen in a while and definitely a little less violent than the days of the chubby, orange, tango man who would pop out from behind a bush and slap you on both ears.
Mirror Football App
Around about the start of the month, Mirrorfootball.co.uk entered the mobile market with the launch of its new iPhone app. The Mirror Football App builds on the success of the Mirrorfootball.co.uk website and the it allows users to personalise their homepage with a bookmark for their chosen Premier League club.
Which Mobile Phone is Best for Uni Use?
Parents claim you’ll only need a notebook for uni? Nonsense. While the old assumption that a non-tech degree is possible still seems to float around, a growing number of students are realizing that a university career without technology – particularly a versatile laptop computer and handy mobile phone – just isn’t possible.
Bloggers love Dominos Pizza and so do your readers
Do you have a website or a blog? Do you want to offer your website visitors something tasty? Would you like to earn some money while doing it? Well Dominos Pizza is now making that easy with their Pizza Widget!
It’s simple to publish on your website (just a little bit of code) and just looking at it is making my mouth water.
Become a fan of Abbey Students
If you’re a new student wondering who to open your bank account with, look no further than the Abbey Student Account.
Street Heroes or Hooligans?
Street Heroes or Hooligans?
H&M Fashion Against AIDS
H&M launched a Fashion Against Aids t-shirt collection a few weeks ago and the latest installment of the initiative features collaborations with NERD
Win £500 and a Bargain Beach Break!
HostelBookers is the only budget accommodation site with no booking fees, and five years on offers the best quality hostels in over 2,500 destinations worldwide. To celebrate, HostelBookers is hosting a birthday bash with a difference
Win an LG Cookie KP500
We’ve been lucky to have been given 2 brand spanking new, sealed in their boxes LG Cookies to give away to 2 lucky LondonStudent.co.uk members. They have been provided to us by the kind folks over at LG Blog.
Recycled fashion
Looking at catwalk shows for Spring/Summer 2009 you might feel like you are being transported back in time, 20 years ago to be precise back to the 1980s. But do not fear if all the lyrca, lace. Neon and acid-wash denim gives you a headache, I will be showing you how to stay on trend this season without looking like an 80s throwback.
BRITISH PREMIERE ‘Chomsky and Company’
Housmans Bookshop present the British premiere of ‘Chomsky and Company’, a French produced documentary which critically assesses Noam Chomsky’s body of political thought.
Student Books Website Launch
It’s all about a sense of student community and reaching out to other students around the world. Current students live in a world with fewer boundaries and more curiosity. We’re encouraging students to visit the discussion forums and say hello.
Will the murder of children result in a war crimes commission?
“Let’s try and and talk about something we should all be able to agree on.
KILLING CHILDREN IS A WAR CRIME PLAIN AND SIMPLE
STAND FORWARD ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE”
A tall white latte, extra foam, no hallucinations. Please.
Caffeine is much loved for its ability to quickly increase alertness, boost energy, and improve mood. I love a strong black cup of coffee; no sugar no milk, with my greasy English fry-up in the morning after a long night of hard partying or pulling an all-nighter.
John Holdren is Santa Claus
The news from America that John Holdren is Barak Obama’s chief scientific adviser is the best Christmas present the human race could hope for.
Chistmas Shopping: Shoes are the perfect gift!
I never seem to have an idea what to buy the man who has everything but a journalist in Iraq appears to have found the perfect present; shoes! Perhaps he skimped a bit on the wrapping but there was no shortage of gusto in his presentation.
Roksanda Ilincic at the V&A
As I entered the large mosaic-paved room, impressed by the church-like high ceiling and the massive Raphael paintings from the 16th century that surrounded me, I knew I was about to witness a very special fashion show.
The art of ’student sale shopping’
It’s now the beginning of November. Autumn is showing its first signs of leaving. Days are getting depressingly shorter. You now don’t find yourself getting smashed in the kneecaps by children and their wheelie shoes, because half herm is finished they’re back at school.
