Given the accelerating onset of modern societies and norms, it is unsurprising that social theory follows. Anthony Giddens is one of the most prominent voices …
A Revolution in Self Perception: Body Neutrality versus Body Positivity
A revolution in self-perception has been underway for the past few decades; beginning with the blossoming of the body positivity movement, which found its roots …
True Crime and the Traditional Portrayal of Women as the Identity-Less Victim
The current obsession with True Crime documentaries is undeniable – from the incredibly popular ‘Serial’ podcast, to the recent Netflix docuseries Conversations with a Killer: …
Half-oranges
“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 …
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 …
Self-Growth: To Be or Not To Be
Self-growth is a metamorphic concept that is one of the Holy Grails of today’s society. It is one of those notions whose definition depends completely …
The Tyranny of Beauty
If statues could walk and slip their marble bodies into human flesh, watching Michelangelo’s David march into a gym would only be surprising (and slightly …
University Stress and Why We are not Addressing its Root Causes
In our day and age, it has become rather standard for young people to attend university in pursuit of a degree– almost 40% of young …
The Magnificent Masculine and the Fruitful Feminine
“There is no masculine without feminine, no feminine without masculine.” We tend to understand the world through stark oppositions. Fire, water. Sun, moon. Right, wrong. …
The Evolvement of the Human Conscience through Television
The statement that television has a connection to human conscience can be easily dismissed because it is not often discussed, but the reality is that …