Not Real Art? The Stigma of Performance Art
Art has been a key component of human culture since the dawn of man, from primitive cave drawings to Mona Lisas galore.
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Technology: Blessing Not a Curse
Jennifer Lawrence kindly highlighted one of the problems we face as a society – and no, this isn’t another rant about screens destroying the world.
This Is The World We’ll Inhabit in The Future
While sipping my first beer of 2016, I was hit by a devastating realisation: the future is on its way, and I don’t know what we’re doing about it.
No One Is Ever “Asking For It”
Asking For It, by Louise O’Neill, tells the story of eighteen year old Emma O’Donovan. She is confident, popular and beautiful.
Serena Williams Battles A Horse
People of 2015: we need to talk… The internet has proven time and time again that it is, if nothing else, the place to wage war on whatever-the-fuck-you-fancy.
Is the Television and Film Industry Racist?
When we talk about race, it can be seen as quite a touchy subject due to the fear people have of offending others. However, it’s pretty clear that set stereotypes…
Blackfish: How Cinema Can Transform Society
Let’s not stand on any kind of pedestal of pretentiousness: the medium of film’s primary function has always been to entertain rather than inform or provoke. For some filmmakers though,…
Our Pursuit of Kunst
Pablo Picasso once said: ‘Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up’. As children, the things we cherish most are our…
Don’t Call Me Someone’s Other Half
Do not call my boyfriend my “other half.” The last time I checked, I was a whole person. I can assure you, unless I’m involved a horrific incident which results…