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Category: Arts & Culture

  • How Netflix Took Down The Channels We Used to Love

    How Netflix Took Down The Channels We Used to Love

    Remember the rush of getting home from school to catch your favourite programme on TV? Well, forget that because on-demand is the new norm. Be it a blessing or a curse, it is what we are used to now because Netflix has changed the broadcast television that we had grown up with. More than ever…

  • Disney Remakes Aren’t Stopping Anytime Soon

    Disney Remakes Aren’t Stopping Anytime Soon

    The trailers of the upcoming Disney live-action remakes have generated a mixed array of reactions. This year we have Dumbo (March 29), Aladdin (May 24) and The Lion King (July 19). There are seventeen Disney live-action remakes in development with big hitters lined up such as Mulan (March 27, 2020). That’s hardly surprising given how much success the recent reimagining of their classic animated movies…

  • Captain Marvel | Marvel’s First Female Lead

    Captain Marvel | Marvel’s First Female Lead

    Yes people, its official, fandom has received a gift from the MCU which goes by the name of Captain Marvel. The MCU’s first female-led film is a big hit. From the beginning the film created too much hype to be contained once the film was shown for the first time to a limited group in…

  • Of Myspace and MSN | The Internet before Facebook

    Of Myspace and MSN | The Internet before Facebook

    The internet is a vast place, ever since its inception, it’s been growing to the eternal “wonderland” it is today. However, as all things, it has changed, drastically. So, unlike the Fortnite kids of today, us that have a little more internet experience can remember some of the old knick-knacks of this miracle of human…

  • The Cruel Prince – Holly Black

    The Cruel Prince – Holly Black

    Good evening, everyone! It’s that time again when I put my heart on my sleeve and talk about my thoughts on a book I’ve recently read. And this week, it’s The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. Premise/Blurb:Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live…

  • From Homophobic Tweets to Black Spiderman – What’s Diversity like in Pop Culture?

    From Homophobic Tweets to Black Spiderman – What’s Diversity like in Pop Culture?

    This Sunday night the Oscars go live to be viewed around the world. But this year the focus shifted from the glitz and glamour, and the star-studded nominations. It is, now ex-host, Kevin Hart that has stolen the show. Hart quit from hosting after homophobic tweets from his past resurfaced and caused public outrage. It…

  • 2019, Welcome Back Star Trek

    2019, Welcome Back Star Trek

    January of 2019 was overall quite silent for most genres. As usual we’ve had the usual drama and unrest, but overall, quiet. Well, that is unless you like Star Trek… A little bit of context first. We’re talking about Star Trek here, the grand old lady of Sci-Fi, the one that started it all in…

  • How Art Can Make You Happy – Book Review

    How Art Can Make You Happy – Book Review

    This year I promised myself that I would be reading more books that are outside my comfort zone. One of these books has been ‘How Art Can Make You Happy’, by Bridget Watson Payne. Blurb Why is art magical? How can it make us happy? How Art Can Make You Happy offers the keys to unlocking a rich and…

  • YOU – Season 1 Review & Thoughts

    Hey guys  So I thought I’d do something a little different today and talk to you about a TV thriller that’s been creeping out loads of people and challenging views of romantic relationships across the globe. That’s right, I’m talking about YOU. I finished watching it a few weeks ago and I have so many thoughts…

  • Another Year, Another Soirée

    Another Year, Another Soirée

    Sixth form, lasting just two years, may at first glance appear a brief moment in the lives of students, a halfway house between school and university. And yet, many people looking back later in life consider those two years to be some of the most memorable and enjoyable of their lives. For a large number,…