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Tackling the issue of xenophobia must start with us

The Christchurch mosque massacre is a tragedy. But like all tragedies, it is also a farce. It is a farce because this should never have happened. Various irresponsible elements across the world should never have fanned the flames of xenophobic hate that enabled this massacre to begin with. The same...
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By , Apr. 2, 2019

In defence of young adult fiction

As a young teenager my favourite book was The Hunger Games. I read the first book in three days but managed to stretch the third and final instalment of the series out to a number of weeks because I loved it so much that I didn’t want it to end....
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By , Apr. 2, 2019

Us: Review

A couple of years ago, if you had asked me who Jordan Peele was, I would have immediately thought of a couple of YouTube sketches involving white snow and substitute teachers. This isn’t the case anymore. Today, he’s universally known as a fantastic writer and director with a unique and...
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By , Apr. 1, 2019