Space discriminates. Trawling through the literary representations of London from the likes of Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith for my undergraduate dissertation last year firmly shaped this idea in my mind.
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I've got bipolar, type 2 to be specific. I don't add that last part to diminish my experience, by the way. Honesty and clarity drove me to do it because I'd hate to seemingly make myself into a spokesman for bipolar when only truly knowing a part of it. So I come out as Type 2 BiPo from the off so that we all know that I'm just a dude talking about one dude's experience.
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The popular Netflix film “The Social Dilemma” premiered in 2020 and riddled all of its 38 million viewers with crippling anxiety about the speed at which technology is advancing. You could hear Instagram accounts being deleted across the globe… and then quickly re-downloaded a week later.
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In my opinion, keeping Benin Bronzes displaced in museums and private collections across the UK and elsewhere in Europe prolongs the original colonial violence of their looting.
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Abuse of political power comes as no surprise. “They all lie anyway” must be the most commonly heard phrase during any discussion of parliamentary proceedings. However, there’s a certain hypocrisy which seems specific to the Tory party – the kind that saw Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, spend £18,000 on takeaways and then refuse to extend free school meals.
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As a history student who is currently studying apartheid, I was mortified that such comparisons were being made: these protestors had clearly misunderstood what apartheid actually is.
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With the weather heating up, I have noticed an old foe resurfacing… my smelly feet. Though this isn’t a huge problem for me (Thank you, Peditech!), I thought it would be interesting to see what actually causes my cheesy issues, and the issues of more than 80% of the UK population (Newbury, 2018).
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I’ve had a bit of a shake up recently. It started on Saturday 1st May with a letter plopping through my door to call me in for a second mammogram on the following Thursday; they had found something.
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It’s a different sexual landscape for my children today. They are bombarded online with a multitude of images and practices I could never have imagined. Porn is everywhere. Kids can access it in seconds, yet I didn’t see any online before my 30s.
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Go at your own pace. There's no rush. Just because you can go out doesn't mean you have to. Even if all of your friends are out every night of the week, you don't have to go if you're more comfortable going out once a week. Ease yourself back in to socialisation and outings. Don't pressure yourself to be doing everything instantly (unless you want to, of course!).
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The point of this article is to be candid about recreational drug use because, if we’re honest, drugs are everywhere.
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There are women out there, living alone or who have children, and who are still struggling, each and every day with making ends meet financially as a big chunk of their salary is being taken up by the cost of rent.
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So, if monogamy is so widely accepted as ‘normal’, default, and plastered all over the media (who else watched The One?), why are open relationships so attractive to some?
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By way of revenue, the gaming industry has been eclipsing the film and music industries for some time now. So… Why is it that when the games medium tries its hand at a game-to-film, cross-medium approach, it so often ends in mediocrity?
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Whilst we follow the singles stories they must take part in group activities, ones that involve girls stripping and wrestling in slime or the men showing off how strong they are and who has the biggest penis. Really gets the stimulates the mind doesn’t it?
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Internet outrage culture means that causes often lose their momentum as quickly as they spring up. Infographics are great tools for summarising pockets of information.
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On 22 February 2021, Boris Johnson took to National TV to announce the Government's proposed “Roadmap”. It’s our step-by-step guide to “easing out of lockdown” and returning to pre-pandemic normality - sort of. The destination: 21 June.
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The food industry is becoming saturated with ‘Greenwashing’ campaigns. As western societies (namely USA, Europe and the UK) move toward plant based diets, the attitudes usually associated with plant based diets - such as having an environmental consciousness extending beyond diet, avoiding leather, choosing companies that are kind to people and the planet - are not being adhered to.
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These feisty crustaceans have the nickname of “thumb splitter” due to the impressive feeding appendages which can pack a powerful punch and cut through a finger to the bone if handled inaccurately.
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Finding holiday destinations that are nature-orientated as well as original and authentic can sometimes be tricky. However, these three French gems offer just what you’re looking for!
All located in the Southern part of France, Gigondas, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Evisa are wonderful places for travellers who make nature and originality a priority
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