Two news headlines relating to recent events in two Palestinian enclaves reminded one of the new realities gradually taking place in those enclaves. Let us start with the Gaza Strip. Since 2007 it...
First were the fuchsia kangaroos appearing in Paris' arrondissements. Then neon canvases were seen in galleries and museums from Adelaide to New York. Next thing you know, colourful diamond patterns...
This weekend, the New York Times opted to publish a transphobic and hateful opinion editorial piece by Elinor Burkett, who apparently considers herself the judge of ‘what makes a woman’—and...
The notorious Islamic State group (ISIS) became infamous on an international scale when it rampaged across Northern Iraq in early June 2014. A year ago. Since that time it has continued its bloody...
The Wachowski siblings have taken to an unusual new medium: Netflix. In Sense8, a Netflix Original science fiction series, the two are illustrating that the streaming giant has the ability to command...
A couple of years ago, when it first came out, Andrew Solomon’s 10-years-in-the-making magnum opus, Far from the Tree, was the book du jour in Australian book-reading parenting circles. I missed it...
“We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.” Looking into the eyes of Evan’s dying...
As the internet squeals over Game of Thrones and the end of Mad Men, going wild on Thursday nights for Scandal and quivering with delight over upfronts, many are carrying on about how U.S. television...
There has been numerous speculation and talk over the last four-years about whether or not the deadly war which has embroiled Syria will ultimately see to that nation break-up altogether. One recent...
Honduras, also known as the original “Banana Republic,” had been governed by military regimes that obtained power by means of coup d’Etats since the 1950s. Social unrest became rampant and a...
