Posts Tagged 'Opinion'
OPINION // Inter-Continental Boredom
Why both British and American celebrities fell symptom to sombre circumstances at The Grammys and The BAFTAs. As the photographs of celebrities posing across trans-continental red carpets infiltrated the likes of JustJared and The Huffington Post last week, conclusions swept
OPINION // Inter-Continental Boredom
Why both British and American celebrities fell symptom to sombre circumstances at The Grammys and The BAFTAs. As the photographs of celebrities posing across trans-continental red carpets infiltrated the likes of JustJared and The Huffington Post last week, conclusions swept
OPINION // THE POWER OF MUSIC
Festivals present queues, sweat and discomfort, and ultimately the best time on the social calendar. It’s a Wednesday morning and I am hungover. Not in a head-crippling, bed-ridden, still-in-my-pajamas at 5PM way (that’s reserved for Sundays), but in a wide-eyed,
OPINION // THE POWER OF MUSIC
Festivals present queues, sweat and discomfort, and ultimately the best time on the social calendar. It’s a Wednesday morning and I am hungover. Not in a head-crippling, bed-ridden, still-in-my-pajamas at 5PM way (that’s reserved for Sundays), but in a wide-eyed,
OPINION // New Years Resolutions: A Guide
Keep it Simple and the Rest Will Follow Welcome! Today I will be padding out that area where your psychologist, confidante, best friend and pile of women’s magazines exist by walking you through the anxiety-riddled gauntlet that is New Year’s
OPINION // New Years Resolutions: A Guide
Keep it Simple and the Rest Will Follow Welcome! Today I will be padding out that area where your psychologist, confidante, best friend and pile of women’s magazines exist by walking you through the anxiety-riddled gauntlet that is New Year’s
OPINION // Slave to Mark Zuckerberg
Is constant interconnectivity making us stupid? There are two things that immediately come to mind when the topic of our interconnectedness is raised. The first is the nape of Keanu Reeves’ neck. Not because I find him a babe (Speed
OPINION // Slave to Mark Zuckerberg
Is constant interconnectivity making us stupid? There are two things that immediately come to mind when the topic of our interconnectedness is raised. The first is the nape of Keanu Reeves’ neck. Not because I find him a babe (Speed
OPINION // Adaptation
Why we are obsessed with turning novels into films? A while back a trailer came out; current it-girl Jennifer Lawrence Winter’s Bone, X-Men First Class was running through a forest, bow and arrow in hand, destination and hunter unknown, and
OPINION // Adaptation
Why we are obsessed with turning novels into films? A while back a trailer came out; current it-girl Jennifer Lawrence Winter’s Bone, X-Men First Class was running through a forest, bow and arrow in hand, destination and hunter unknown, and
OPINION // The New Christmas
As we approach the year’s end, it has to be asked: why do we still celebrate a holiday which has no meaning for most of us? Growing up, Christmas in our household was about two things: presents, and pretending we
OPINION // The New Christmas
As we approach the year’s end, it has to be asked: why do we still celebrate a holiday which has no meaning for most of us? Growing up, Christmas in our household was about two things: presents, and pretending we
OPINION // Ageing Gracefully
Look forward to being a confident, more intelligent older self rather than fearing the frown-line. As an adolescent growing up I was never mercilessly plagued by acne. I engaged in enough sports that I was never obese and while a
OPINION // Ageing Gracefully
Look forward to being a confident, more intelligent older self rather than fearing the frown-line. As an adolescent growing up I was never mercilessly plagued by acne. I engaged in enough sports that I was never obese and while a
OPINION // How do you Solve a Problem like Zooey Deschanel?
The advent of The Manic Pixie Dream Girl and why it’s killing our culture. Of course you love The Smiths, of course you proceed to sing them and of course Joseph Gordon-Levitt proceeds to fall in love with you. Zooey
OPINION // How do you Solve a Problem like Zooey Deschanel?
The advent of The Manic Pixie Dream Girl and why it’s killing our culture. Of course you love The Smiths, of course you proceed to sing them and of course Joseph Gordon-Levitt proceeds to fall in love with you. Zooey
OPINION // Quantity and Quality
Why television episodes are the efficient drama-filled programming we prefer to a Saturday night at the movies. I know, I know, I’m late to the game: I’ve just started watching Boardwalk Empire. Martin Scorcese’s small-screen debut, I have been swamped
OPINION // Quantity and Quality
Why television episodes are the efficient drama-filled programming we prefer to a Saturday night at the movies. I know, I know, I’m late to the game: I’ve just started watching Boardwalk Empire. Martin Scorcese’s small-screen debut, I have been swamped
OPINION // Where The Wild Things Are?
Why are vampires, werewolves and wizards occupying so much of our time? The year is 1997 and US television viewers are drowning in sit-coms sacrificing hilarity for pseudo-intellectualism. Ally McBeal is their leader, Dharma & Greg and Veronica’s Closet their
OPINION // Where The Wild Things Are?
Why are vampires, werewolves and wizards occupying so much of our time? The year is 1997 and US television viewers are drowning in sit-coms sacrificing hilarity for pseudo-intellectualism. Ally McBeal is their leader, Dharma & Greg and Veronica’s Closet their