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Category: Opinion

What’s With the Prejudice Against Anime?

There are some interesting divisions in pop-culture. There are those who live following the Kardashians, others who can describe the Avengers as well as their closest friends, etc. The oddity is when the different tribes of pop-culture start to turn on each other but the sub-group which seems to get the most judgement from a large…

April 7, 2019
Greater transparency from our representatives

Trust in our elected representatives is lower than ever. I can’t say I’m surprised. We hear of many scandals, rumours of backroom deals and accusations, so what are we supposed to believe? In this article I will explain: Why our elected representatives should be more transparent. How our MEPs lie when they say they cannot be…

April 3, 2019
PC Gaming – All-nighters Aren’t Only for Studying

As the colder months at the beginning of the year come to a close we go from playing on the PC all night in a hoodie to playing all night in a t-shirt. Before anyone judges the prioritisation of fun over sleep, there is good reason to do so in 2019. This March we saw…

March 31, 2019
Did you know we can have better pollution data?

We have lots of real-time information, like the weather. It’s not that easy to find information about pollution. You’d think information showing we’re killing ourselves would top everyone’s list, but it’s not. There must be an easy way to have the data we need at our fingertips. In this article I will explain: How some…

March 27, 2019
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…

March 24, 2019
Restoring Threatened Habitats

S-Cubed will be organising a clean-up of Riviera Martinique and adjacent areas on the 23rd of March 2019. This event is in collaboration with the Gaia Foundation, an organisation which takes care of management of Natura 2000 sites and Blue Flag beaches in both Għajn Tuffieħa and Ramla l-Ħamra. The coastal cliffs in Għajn Tuffieha Bay are sites of high ecological importance.…

March 21, 2019
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…

March 18, 2019
The revolutionary answer to the e-voting problem

Malta may have new e-counting machines for elections. The governing Labour Party wants to distribute an electronic copy of our votes to all political parties, arguing this is the only way to double-check electronic counting. The opposition Nationalist Party thinks this will allow votes to be bought even if it seems to have agreed to it.…

March 17, 2019
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…

March 10, 2019
What Being a Woman Means to Me

Hey there, fellow book dragons! In honor of International Women’s Day, I thought I could write something about what it means to me to be a woman. We have come a long way compared to how things were last century, even 20 years ago! Women keep getting more freedoms and more opportunities, as well as…

March 8, 2019