“Tu media naranja”. Your half-orange. Despite not existing within the English language, this Spanish expression for soul mate isn’t completely meaningless when translated: it reflects …
A Poem By and Conversation With the Brilliant Cait Whiteley.
Cait Whiteley is from a small coastal town in South Wales. Having grown up surrounded by the countryside and the beach, in the world of …
An Insight on the Oscars (eye ii)
A belated Oscars Rant Hollywood has a very distinct flavour of liberalism. Despite Fox News’ insistence to the contrary, the industry’s ideology is far from …
‘Roma’: A personal message to the Latin American Upper Class
As I sat in the living room of my flat, getting ready to watch Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’, I didn’t quite know what to expect. However, …
The Pursuit of Happiness
Resisting the pressure to conform to prescribed notions of “happiness” and “success” is no simple feat when a combination of cultural forces persistently push us …
Out with the Old and in with the New
As of November 2018, the United States has welcomed a variety of fresh faces into Congress. Among them is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has been making …
Yalitza Aparicio: A Heartwarming Reminder to the Hollywood Industry
Yalitza Aparicio’s acting career has been widely talked about since the release of her film Roma, which came out last year and was filmed in …
WhatsApp’s Unique Disinformation Challenges
In recent years, the spread of disinformation has required social media platforms to aggressively address the issues eschewing from disinformation. Disinformation is understood to be …
A New Era of Conscious Rap
2018 saw an influx of vulnerability infiltrate mainstream hip hop music. With the likes of Aminé, BROCKHAMPTON, SABA, Chance the Rapper, Noname and Vic Mensa …
How Grunge Rock’s Cultural Uproar Changed an Entire City
In the mid 1990’s, Seattle became the center of the music universe, when grunge bloomed and flourished, and flannels and Doc Martens came into Vogue. …