The plot thickens. At least four foreign objects have now been shot down over the US. The Chinese are livid. The Americans are baffled. No one seems to know exactly what’s going on. While it’s possible that China’s President, Xi Jinping, was simply paying homage to Nena’s Europop classic, ’99 Red Balloons’, politicians are now […]
It’s just a balloon. Nothing to worry about. Just your regular, normal, giant spy balloon. Please don’t shoot at it. One of the more puzzling sources of friction in foreign affairs over the past week was the unannounced appearance of a vast white balloon above the United States. Bristling with technology and drifting more than […]
CW: racism, discrimination, hate crime In a year where we’ve been glued to our screens more than ever before, reports of social injustices appear almost unprecedented. However, racism, discrimination and mental health aren’t new phenomena…far from it in fact. So why do they now appear to be at the forefront of our discussions, social media […]
When it first aired over a decade ago, RuPaul’s Drag Race was a niche experiment in reality television, broadly unknown outside of its cult following. But combining the most entertaining features of competitions like Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model with drag culture was a recipe for success that no one could have predicted! […]
The first 100 days of a new presidency have historically become somewhat of a benchmark for how the president will get things done in office, since Franklin Roosevelt set a ‘first 100-day standard’. As history has shown, if the incumbent fails to deliver on his 100-day promises, chances are, he will not legislatively succeed later […]
The year is 2100. A history teacher wants to teach their class all about the strange, dark times known as the early 2020s. What contemporary film could perfectly encapsulate all the troubling mentalities and societal divisions brought to the fore in that disturbed year? Could such a film do that while still being wildly entertaining […]
In the early 2000s, a number of UK based companies realised that by transferring their call centres overseas, they could drastically reduce labour costs and simultaneously gain access to an untapped market of graduates. Companies such as British Airways, BT and Dell were among the many organisations to relocate to India, where overqualified workers abound. […]
With next year’s presidential election drawing ever closer, and impeachment proceedings going forward against current leader Donald Trump, American citizens are facing existential questions about the nature of their democracy. The United States was founded on the promise of revolution – a war was fought and won on the rejection of the Old World’s hierarchical […]