[HDNG]IN LONDON:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1.50 [BULL] Glass of wine: £1.45[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]For a weekly guide to the Capital's entertainments, 'Time Out' magazine is a must.  [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD][ITAL] London is a bitter blow for bitter lovers.  Some London pubs water down their ridiculously expensive beer (sometimes over £2 a pint), but one of the few sparkles in your glass is the rise of the Weatherspoon chain, dedicated to good ale and food, at superb prices (regular 99p a pint specials). Look for the blue and gold livery.  [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Bloomsbury area: Jeremy Bentham; Rising Sun.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: many repertory cinemas offer student discounts and The Prince Charles Cinema just off Leicester Square shows films from £1.99.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD]Student standby tickets are sometimes available for West End shows, but they're still around £8.  The National Theatre on the South Bank is cheaper and features some of the country's top talent.  Also, don't forget the Fringe (the collective title for all the smaller theatres around town, ranging from back rooms at pubs to full size auditoria)[ITAL] where you can often see high quality at low cost.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL] [EITAL]Although London clubs are always at the very nub of any fashion scene, you pay for the privilege.  At top nightspots, admission starts at around £5 and drinks can be anything up to 5 times pub prices.  There is, however, an ever-changing set of cheaper hang-outs where the latest sounds are available without the latest prices. [ITAL] [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Heaven (mostly gay); Camden Palace; Maximus; Ministry of Sound; Fridge; Subterania.  These are the venues; individual events move between clubs, and disappear like cliches in the night, so don't blame [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]if our recommendations for Smashing, Pleased, Billion Dollar Babes and Kinky Gerlinky send them off into the memory-zone of the groove.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD]London is a hot-bed of alternative laugh-mongers[ITAL].  [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: There's the just-moved Comedy Store or, more cheaply, Jongleurs (Camden, Battersea, Shepherds Bush), East Dulwich Cabaret, Hackney Empire and many, many more.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Many of the country's biggest and most famous, including Wembley Stadium and Arena, Hammersmith Apollo (was the Odeon), The Marquee, The Forum (was the Town and Country),  The Garage (was TandC 2), The Astoria, The Hackney Empire, The Brixton Academy, The New Cross Venue, as well as innumerable pubs, warehouses, cardboard boxes, and, of course, Tube stations.[HDNG]COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 90p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] There are 7 bars around the College and in its halls of residence.  Phineas is the newest, replacing the Steve Biko Bar ([ITAL]where were all you Denzel Washington fans?[EITAL])  Monday, there's live jazz and Thursday is cocktail night, serving cut price Long Slow Screws, Angel's Kisses and Orgasms. [ITAL]Oh, how very eighties...[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Film:[EBOLD] The film society has recently shown In the Line of Fire, Indecent Proposal and The Fugitive.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Bloomsbury Theatre (cap 550) is part of the campus and one of London's best fringe theatres, hosting student productions during term time.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] On Thursday nights up to 650 boogie creatures can cram into the Union building for a quid each.  There's also the G Spot (cap 250) - [ITAL]the nearest most men will ever get.  [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Bloomsbury Theatre, the G Spot and the Windeyer Cafe are all used to host new and used talent.  [ITAL]There's a lot of Goth and reggae.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Occasional cabaret in the Bloomsbury Theatre.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] At least 4 balls a year.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The College has 3 refectories which are inspirationally called the Lower, Upper and the Old Refectory.  The Lower one has that [ITAL]school dinner-ish quality[EITAL], while the old refectory just serves snacks and sandwiches between 12 and 2pm.  The Upper Refectory serves hot meals at lunchtimes.  The Union Pizza Bar is also open for lunch, whilst the Sandwich Bar and Bloomsbury Coffee Bar are open all day.  The Union also has a popular salad and hot food place.  Some students ignore it all and eat at ULU or the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ([ITAL]I guess you can assume the kitchens are clean[EITAL]).  There are many restaurants close by of all types and prices.  Dionysus and Mr C's are open till the early hours.[PARA][PARA]