A medical student in search of a new image should look no further than diet, exercise, a new wardrobe, cosmetics and a haircut. Considering the high proportion of students with wealthy benefactors, cosmetic surgery, provided it doesn’t clash with placements and lecture commitments, is a drastic, albeit acceptable form of body modification. Its more ( Read more... )

Ok, simple idea. Leave your username here in a comment. If you see the username of someone who takes your fancy leave them a message describing exactly what depraved and thoroughly rude things you would like to get up to with them ( Read more... )

A lovely new website where Messrs Rohin, Sunny and I shall be trading our opinions on all things political and media related.

The rest of you are more than welcome to join us; either as writers/commentators or readers.

I've just finished my maiden piece for them, on 'Brain Pills'.

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Abracci, in the most romantic of the romance languages, means ‘to embrace’, and an embrace is the most fitting way to describe the 'hug' across the Danube from the romantic parlance of Buda to it's industrialised twin in Pest.

( the journey )

With over seventy percent of a first impression being down to visual impact, not to mention the increasing sexualisation of society, the need to keep things patient-friendly (read conventionally attractive) on the wards is more important than ever. The best way to make an impression, it seems, is to be irreplaceable. And in the words of the goddess ( Read more... )

Apologies to anyone I have removed from my FL.

I'm finding that things are getting busy round 'ere and keeping up with you all is a mission! My little sister, nalidixicacid told me my full-time job was 'staying in touch with my mates' - so not the way a fifth year medic should be ( Read more... )

New York City is internationally renowned as the place a lot of people went to fulfil their dreams. Whether the dreams were the proverbial American one or not is irrelevant - these immigrants were focused, and it's this focus to the point of brusqueness that seemingly drives the city which never sleeps.

Q - How many New Yorkers does it take to ( Read more... )

Professional life is continuum of compromises. Or so it seems on the wards. Not only have you got to tone down your extra-curricular behaviour, conflicting your civil liberties (re: pot) in order to be in concordance with the GMC, but you've also got to keep it conventional on the wards, for having piercings, coloured/fake hair, artsy make-up and ( Read more... )

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'Are you or your friends in an up-and-coming band whom everybody just HAS to know about? If so, Felix, the student newspaper at Imperial College, would like to hear from you...and with the power of our mighty features, reviews and interviews, dispersing the good news, is what we're all about. Please contact Sajini, on sgw01@imperial.ac.uk or Andy ( Read more... )