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What to watch in 2019

We’re almost finished with the first month of 2019, and it appears that this year is already shaping up to be fantastic for a wide range of quality TV shows. Here’s a list of a few to keep an eye out for in the coming months:  Killing Eve Killing Eve...
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By , Jan. 27, 2019

Pricey books put consumers off reading

Finding it difficult to leave the bookshop once entered, ending up buying more books than planned and spending too much money on books are some of the slip-ups many bookworms may like to laugh about when discussing with others the adventures of reading. Books never spared me from this either...
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By , Jan. 27, 2019

How to make your 2019 cruelty-free

If there’s one trend that hit 2018 harder than the Beast from the East and cropped up in the news more than Meghan Markle, it’s veganism. From Pizza Hut rolling out its vegan cheese nationwide in January to the release of Morrison’s vegan pigs in blankets in December (a true...
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By , Jan. 26, 2019

Circling: an international perspective

Picture this: you are a young adult from Eastern Europe. You’ve just come home from the local bar and some club. You’re not that drunk and you remember (almost) everything. The night had started with drinks around 9pm. You and your friends were at a bar where they don’t ask...
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By , Jan. 26, 2019

Reading doesn’t have to be isolating

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, I was in bed reading, so engrossed in my book I didn’t even notice the turn of the year had happened. It is true that reading can be quite an isolating experience because it is something often done in the comfort of your own...
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By , Jan. 26, 2019

White males can hardly be classed as a real minority

Are white men a minority group? It seems like a strange question, but it’s one that has attracted some mainstream media attention in recent weeks. Newsweek, for instance, has discussed whether white males could now be considered a minority group in the context of academic admissions, and an article from...
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By , Jan. 26, 2019