Review: Ian McEwan’s The Children Act
When picking my holiday reading this year, one book that was front and centre on my list was Ian McEwan’s latest, The Children Act. I was intrigued by the premise, had seen some positive reviews...
Category: Themes
The Promise of a Kurdish-Turkish Peace Agreement
Given the horribly violent conflicts which have ravaged many countries throughout the volatile Middle East as of late one could hardly be blamed for having very little optimism regarding peace...
Agent Carter Deserves An Audience
In the next few months, you’re going to hear a lot of feminists reflecting on if Marvel’s latest dip into television, the mini-series, Agent Carter, is “feminist or not.” With a show that...
Net Neutrality Now! The FCC Broadband Ruling
The Federal Communications Commission has just issued a landmark ruling to reclassify broadband internet services as a utility, over the protests of industry giants like Comcast and AT&T, along...
How To Win An Oscar – Cripface
The 87th Academy Awards aired to a lacklustre audience on Sunday—the viewership was the worst since 2009—but it sparked plenty of fireworks, particularly over Patricia Arquette’s incredibly...
Wherever the Enemy May Be: America’s Middle East Policy
U.S. President Barack Obama's comments to Congress the other day were very informative about his desire to be authorized in advance to instantly strike the Islamic State and its affiliates wherever...
5 Film Alternatives to “50 Shades of Grey”
Now that all the hoopla surrounding the film adaptation of E.L. James’ BDSM book for ladies who lunch has died down (or rather tanked if you read the Rotten Tomatoes reviews) let’s get down and...
Review: Backstrom
Catch Backstrom while you can, because the Fox series about a misanthropic and irascible police detective isn’t likely to last long in the US television landscape. The show is a delight to watch,...
The Imprisoned Al Jazeera Journalists Were Pawns in a Larger Game
After 400-days in jail in Egypt the Al-Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Bahar Mohamed were released on bail. They still await a retrial regarding the charges leveled against them that they...
Is The Chapel Hill Shooting An Atheist Hate Crime?
On Tuesday night, gunshots rang through a neighbourhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, leading a neighbour to call police. When they arrived, they found three people dead: 23-year-old Deah Shaddy...