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Excuses, excuses, excuses
‘Dog ate my essay’ excuse just not cutting it? ALEX BOWER gives us a lesson in how it’s done.
The Punt Sessions: Actaeon
The Punt Sessions returns with Actaeon’s cover of ‘Ho Hey’ by the Lumineers and an exclusive interview. Summer’s back!
Forget Flouring
Finish with flouring, says ANDREW MUNRO – it’s anti-social and makes it look like we’re copying Oxford.
Life below the Living Wage
AMELIA HORGAN explains the importance of implementing the living wage across Cambridge.
Skandar Keynes: Week 6
SKANDAR isn’t working for MI6. Honest. Nevertheless, with a license to thrill, this week our foreign corespondent tackles the issue of stereotypes.
Parade
Neglecting its key issues, this production doesn’t merit leaving the library, advises MADDIE BROWN.
American Football: Varsity Victory for Pythons
The Cambridge Pythons American Football team won their hotly contested Varsity match against the Oxford Lancers. JAASON GEERTS reports.
In Defence of Dumb Rap
It’s not all about lyrics and llamas, GIL KAZIMIROV argues – modern rap is as much about the language of the soul.
The Tab Meets: Bradley Whitford
JACK ANDERSON and JOSH GERTNER catch up with Emmy Award-winning actor Bradley Whitford at the Union on Monday night.
The Secret Invigilator
Ever wondered what the adults in the exam room are thinking? An anonymous invigilator reveals all…
Procrastination with Nick Harris: Part II
Just when you thought you couldn’t get any more bored, NICK HARRIS returns. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
Is it Bard to mess with Shakespeare?
Absolutely not, says adaptation advocate OLI THICKNESSE, whilst Shakespeare purist LAURENCE TENNANT thinks if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…
Skandar Keynes: Week 5
This week, SKANDAR ponders the Syrian conflict and how it affects life in neighbouring Lebanon.
Why I Miss May Week
NICK HARRIS predicts the top five spots for post-exam frolics…perfect for a dreamy Saturday afternoon.
5% Rise in Cambridge Undergrad State School Intake
Statistics suggest more diverse undergraduate population at Cambridge.
No Fun Without Funding
BEN JONES suggests a solution to the problem of postgraduate funding, and argues that every student should be granted the opportunity.
Wicked-pedia
Investigative journalist COLIN ROTHWELL is back to tell you why Wikipedia is secretly the best thing since…the Encyclopaedia.
The Acid Test
ZOE D’AVIGNON is blown away by the gritty realism of The Acid Test, which is sure to leave a lasting impression.
The Acid Test
ZOE D’AVIGNON is blown away by the gritty realism of The Acid Test, which is sure to leave a lasting impression.
Skandar Keynes: Week 4
** WARNING: This article contains some graphic and gory imagery** SKANDAR tries to make sense of the blood-letting festival of Ashura.
The Great Gatsby
For all its visual flamboyance, Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation is far too reverential to its source material, writes ALEX KEMP.
Cambridge ‘Hacker’ Hit with Two Year Sentence
Lewys Martin, who identifies as a “crypto-anarchist, anarcho-capitalist”, has been sentenced for cyber-attacks against the University website.
Four Comedic Porpoises
FRANKIE ROGERS is bemused but entertained by a night of comedy which never fully comes together.
On The Pull In Cambridge
Tearing your hair out over this term’s workload? JOANNA knows exactly how that feels…
FUN AND GAMS!
JACK EMMINS is left uninspired by an evening of comedy that, though funny, has been done many times before.
The Polis
While it may not have been particularly ground-breaking, OLI THICKNESSE enjoys an evening of hard-hitting political theatre.
Skandar Keynes: Week 3
This week, SKANDAR shows that Middle Eastern drinking culture doesn’t end at Fez.
The Tab Meets: The Pigeon Detectives
DOM BURSTIN grills The Pigeon Detectives on their new album, guilty music pleasures, and whether they prefer The Tab or Varsity…
Snapchat: The Ugly Face of Social Media?
A snapshot of hilarity, or have we all become a bit too selfie-obsessed? TILLY BENNETT-JONES and WILL PITHERS go chin-to-chin in a Snapchat debate.
CORNEL WEST: “Don’t sell your soul for a mess of pottage”
JAMIE WEBB chats with Cornel West about racism, the War on Terror and Jane Austen’s ‘constancy’.
Star Trek Into Darkness
STEPHEN BERMINGHAM finds the reboot sequel entertaining but ultimately too far outside the Trek universe.
The Tab Meets: Prof Michael Sandel
HANNAH GRAHAM talks to Professor Michael Sandel about the importance of discomfort, morality and the pitfalls of markets.
Procrastibation: Cambridge Cums Top of Sex Toy Rankings
Cambridge Students are the biggest student sex toy users in the world…
Desportism
“COLIN ROTHWELL” warns of a dangerous new breed of addicts who are muscling their way into our society.
The Cambridge Dictionary
ADRIAN GRAY articulates those Cambridge reactions you just never had the words for…
The God of Carnage
HANNAH MIRSKY is compelled by the behaviour of squabbling adults who have forgotten to put away childish things.