Bird's Eye View

Category: Opinion

  • DC/Science Fiction Shows I’ve Been Loving Lately

    Hey guys!  So I’ve been really getting into science fiction lately – I’ve been looking into more books as well as watching more TV shows related to the genre. In fact, I think I’ve become a bit obsessed with DC shows? I always thought that I was a Marvel girl. I’ve recently started reading the…

  • Does Brexit threaten Malta’s tourism industry?

    Brexit will take place. Malta’s government seems to be doing little to prepare our tourism industry for it. In this article, I look at how badly we depend on Britain as a tourist market, and what Malta is doing to prepare for it. I – Brexit’s impact on tourism After Brexit UK travellers to the EU…

  • The Free, Restricted Media

    The media’s power has greatly increased over the past few decades due to technological advancements. Globalization and accessibility to the internet have both had a hand in amassing the power that the media has nowadays. But with all that power, it is up to the media whether it will inform the public with precise, informative…

  • Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert

    Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert

    For today’s post, my review on my latest read, ‘Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear’ by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, I haven’t read any of her other works, including her most well-known book, ‘Eat, Pray, Love’. However, after finishing this book, I’m now dying to get into her other works. EXCERPT: Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn…

  • Why Malta’s medicines can fail on Brexit day

    There are many aspects of Brexit that will cause havoc in the European Union once 31 March 2019 arrives. Transportation, supply chains, aviation – the list is endless. One of the big Brexit problems Malta faces is its supply of medicines. I There’s a simple question behind any Brexit related article – after Brexit, how…

  • Rodrigo Duterte: International Threat or Unorthodox Demagogue?

    Philippines’ leader, President Rodrigo Duterte, has frequently been criticized by the western media and has been constantly shown in a bad light. To most people outside of the Philippine Islands, he is thought of as a borderline dictator who has little respect to his own people; mainly after issuing the war on drugs in his…

  • Where I Like to Read

    Where I Like to Read

    Good evening everyone! Hope everyone’s having a good Sunday and y’all are snuggled up with a book in this cold weather! For this week, I decided to talk about the spots where I read. My bed: This is one of my all-time favorites! I love ending the day with a cup of tea and my blanket,…

  • The startling truth about how the Maltese Government is killing you

    Car pollution hit the news in recent years with the Volkswagen ‘Dirty Diesel’ scandal. We’ve known that cars pollute. We never knew how the industry hid this from us. Many countries are taking steps against this now. What is Malta doing? I In 2000, Tony Blair’s government intentionally introduced a sliding scale for vehicle excise duty to…

  • “Peace and Prosperity”… but what about human rights?

    The globally awaited summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un took place last Tuesday. During the summit, both leaders signed a statement, which states that: The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and…

  • No Holds Barred for Roseanne Barr: The Curious Case of Free Speech

    “With great power comes great responsibility”. This often – remembered quote, which originated from the Spiderman character “Uncle Ben” pretty much, describes how power can be used to bring about good just as much as it can be mustered to bring about harm. We often don’t realise that while rights are there to be exercised…