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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Aah, sex. If you read that as a sigh or a scream - same. Sex is everywhere, thrust (don’t) into our faces at every given opportunity during music, film, stage performance, and in almost every advertising and marketing campaign you’ve seen. That isn’t always a bad thing, sex is a very honest part of human life and there isn’t shame in it at all. Where there should be shame however is promoting the idea that you need to be having a certain kind of sex.
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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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When it comes to parenting, many of us aim for “parenting perfection.” But this is unrealistic, and not the best use of parental time and energy in this all-important role. Children don’t want or need perfection and infallibility, rather, they want to be seen, heard, valued, and unconditionally loved.
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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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Ever heard of "YAVIS"? It stands for "Young, Attractive, Verbal, Intelligent, and Successful." No, it’s not a new dating term - YAVIS is an old acronym coined in the 60’s describing the apparently “ideal” therapy client preferred by mental health professionals due to inherent biases. A good 60 years on, with the self-care industry now worth a whopping $450 billion, how prevalent is it still today?
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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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I half expect him to return home again a few times before he finds his feet, who knows! It’s so hard for young people to make it these days, rents are ridiculously high and jobs are scarce and poorly paid. I really don’t want to have to convert his room back into a stinky pit again.
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The ocean is a huge, fascinating place, with just 5% having been explored (which I find slightly unnerving). What has been explored though, is deeply fascinating, slightly creepy and also a little bit magical. This article will look at four fabulous ocean discoveries.
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Michelle Donelan, the Universities Minister, accused the University of Hull of ‘dumbing down standards’ after it stipulated that students from minority ethnic backgrounds or underperforming schools should not be marked down for spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.
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From a young age, I’ve had a fascination with boarding schools. Of course, books like Malory Towers and Harry Potter idealise the boarding school experience, and whether I’d have enjoyed it in reality is another thing.
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In today’s world, a major source of instant gratification is technology, particularly mobile phones. Apple Pay is there when we want to purchase things, Uber is there when we want a cab and Facetime is there when we want to see our loved ones’ faces.
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Weddings. Days full of hopes, dreams, and optimism. You pledge your troth to your one and only, truly believing you will be happy ever after. Or do you? With the statistics for divorce sitting at 45% on 2020 figures, why do people still think that they are going to be the ones that ride the storms and come out of the other side still speaking, still holding hands and walking off into the old-age sunset?
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This in itself seems to me both misguided and somewhat patronising. How are we to judge what an acceptable level of interest in politics is before you are knowledgeable enough to include such a disclaimer?
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Constant rumours and chatter has left the world rolling their eyes any time a new story of Prince Philip dying comes out. The team behind the royal family have indeed been preparing for the aftermath for years.
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I can’t remember the exact moment we first met, I guess that has something to do with being so much older now and memory fading over time but I do know that Rob has been in my life since we were young.
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For me, my happiest moment wasn’t a stand alone event, it was one moment that crystallised and encompassed years of happiness between me and my best friends.
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