Aakruthi Karri contemplates on the issues concerning tourism in Venice.
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Is Reading a Cultural Addiction?
Bibliophilia. Bibliomania. Obsessive compulsive reading. Book readers anonymous. Reading is known by most as a relaxing past time; a chance to de-stress and unwind, a chance to rediscover old favourites or enter a new sanctuary of literary escape. But for some people, this is not a choice, it is an impulse. Zadie Smith recently spoke […]
An Exploration of Pop Art
The art world has always been shrouded in elitism. Mostly celebrating ‘high culture’, artwork historically has had little to no relation to the average person’s everyday life. In the 1950’s, however, an art movement came along that shattered this tradition. Pop art rejoiced in elements of mass culture, using imagery from popular advertisements, Hollywood films, […]
Here’s The Skinny On Detox Teas
Jameela Jamil is leading the charge against so called ‘detox’ and ‘skinny’ teas, now she’s petitioning the UK government to ban the celebrity promotion of them on social media. With the backing of real doctors and studies cited it’s hard to argue that multi millionaire celebrities making a few extra dollars is worth the side […]
Favourite YouTubers: Angelika Oles
“Angelika Oles is the one to watch” Angelika Oles is a breath of fresh, honest, YouTube air. She’s not afraid to say what’s on her mind and her commentary videos on the hypocritical and ostentatious nature of YouTube stars; her analysis of infamous scandals and the greedy, monetising aspect of the site tugs at the […]
Black history – more than a month
FOR most of us it would be an awkward task: attempting to find the exact moment in our lives when we absorbed the data that comprises the broad spectrum of general knowledge. Christmas, tig-and-tag, the Olympics – our knowledge of these things arises from osmosis and are generally picked up through our childhood. Alas, knowledge […]
Life Imitates Art: ‘The Square’
To make a film that spends its energy sneering at modern art and its institutions, tearing apart the art world’s smug pretensions and meaningless concerns – while indulging in a few laughs at the pseudo-intellectuals behind it all to boot – would have been an easy feat for Ruben Östlund, the director of 2017’s ‘The […]
Moved by #MeToo
It’s impossible to avoid the cultural moment that is the #MeToo movement, although stories breaking have reduced to more weekly than hourly, it is still undeniably present. And rightly so. In the midst of the madness, trauma and shock it’s easy to feel powerless, but rather than simply despair at the state of the world […]
Abortion laws in Nicaragua and El Salvador: Women as lesser humans.
Nicaragua and El Salvador are 2 out of the 8 countries in the world with a complete abortion ban. It is a crime even if the woman’s life in mortal danger. This means that women all over Nicaragua and El Salvador are being rejected abortion, even if the alternative is certain death. This reflects a […]
The Ghosts of Christmas Present: The Darkness behind Dutch and Belgian Traditions
Christmas is recognised across the globe as being the holiday of giving and of love. It is a time where people put aside their differences, come together and has quite literally paused wars in its honour. For this reason, it comes as a shock that in certain countries in Europe these traditions involve rather racist […]