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Category: Opinion

  • Chasing Graves – Ben Galley

    Chasing Graves – Ben Galley

    Hey there,  book lovers! I’m back to participating in another blog tour, managed by the lovely Dave from @TheWriteReads on Twitter, and this time around, there were a number of books to choose from! I chose to write a full review of ‘Chasing Graves’ … partially because of the gorgeous cover, and also to expand…

  • What can the EU’s smallest country do about climate change?

    What can the EU’s smallest country do about climate change?

    Yes, I know, you’ve heard it all before, just as everyone else has. 1.5oC. The Paris Agreement. 2030. Climate change. Global warming. Mass extinction of wildlife. Polar vortexes. That skinny polar bear. Greta Thunberg.

  • The Wicked King – Holly Black

    The Wicked King – Holly Black

    Hey, book lovers! Hope everyone is coping well with the summer heat! To get your mind off of that, however, it’s book review time! If you’ve been here for some time you would know that I absolutely adored the first book, and once summer started I made sure that TWK was high on my TBR list! And…

  • Know Your Pride – 50 Years Since Stonewall Riots

    Know Your Pride – 50 Years Since Stonewall Riots

    Not even halfway into world pride month and there is no avoiding rainbow flags. Make no mistake, it is not to celebrate the Tarxien Rainbows football team. However, Malta is of course a different case since as a country we celebrate pride week between the 6th and 15th of September with the long awaited pride march scheduled for the 14th.…

  • Zelensky and the Politics of Entertainment

    Zelensky and the Politics of Entertainment

    Let us return for a moment, if anyone can yet bear to do so, to 2016. Amidst the shock that rippled through much of the world following the election of Donald Trump to the American presidency, somewhere there factored the horrific realisation that a reality TV star, the man behind a programme attractive principally for…

  • The next Labour Party leadership challenge

    The Labour Party is on track to need a new leader when the next election comes round. This means the party has an interesting choice to make within the next four years. The current jockeying is interesting to watch, but who will be the next leader? I Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has stated he will…

  • Criticism and Cruelty: Society’s Opinions and Entitlements

    Criticism and Cruelty: Society’s Opinions and Entitlements

    Hey everyone, Today’s little post is not what I would normally write about. I am normally not one to openly share any negative opinions about things, choosing to be polite, and I live by the saying, “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. I keep my mouth shut, and I…

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. Maas

    Hey there, book lovers! I am happy to report that summer is here so I am back to posting! I’ve been making a few design changes and I’m so excited to get back and create more content, which I hope you’ll all enjoy! Anyways, let’s get to the books. So as a small gift to…

  • Knowing when you’re right, but accepting when you’re wrong

    Knowing when you’re right, but accepting when you’re wrong

    In times of elections, more often than not do we hear politicians talking about the responsibilities which they will assume should they be entrusted with the position in public office which they are campaigning for by means of a majority of citizens voting for them. Amongst all the duties which elected officials have, one of…

  • A Meh Ending to 7 Great Seasons | Game of Thrones

    A Meh Ending to 7 Great Seasons | Game of Thrones

    This year marks the last season of arguably the world’s most currently beloved TV series and with tears in our eyes 1-Up Club would like to say – “Thanks HBO”. It’s hard to believe nowadays but it was a risk to build the series around a mythical world, like a cracked-mirror reflection of medieval Europe,…