Sophia Thornton argues that the aggressive policing of Extinction Rebellion (XR) highlights the UK government’s reticence to combat the climate and ecological crisis
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Chronic illness – making the invisible visible
WHEN someone says M.E. or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (C.F.S), what do you think? Do you think ‘it’s psychological’? Do you think ‘people are making this up’? Maybe you don’t think anything at all. You can decide amongst yourselves which might be the most harmful. When I think of M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), I think of a […]
A silent win? – A look at disability in A Quiet Place
The film the deaf community has been waiting for: A Quiet Place – but it’s not without its flaws. Disability on screen has been a thing of rarity, particularly if this includes actors with disabilities actually playing the roles. According to the UK film industry body Creative Skillset, only 0.3 percent of the total film […]
The quiet ableism of contemporary cinema
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri’s commitment to authentically depicting small town American attitudes, no matter how unpalatable, was a cause of controversy surrounding the film, and whilst the politically incorrect language suited the film’s acerbic, iconoclastic atmosphere, it was openly criticised for its callous approach to race relations. But the film’s insensitivity extends beyond racial […]
Tokyo care home attack: a hate crime against the disabled
Content warning: Murder, suicide. On Tuesday 26 July, Satoshi Uematsu walked into the west Tokyo care home where he used to work and stabbed 19 disabled residents to death in their beds. 25 other residents were wounded as he tried to take their lives. Having done this, he turned himself into the police, and announced, […]
EGX Highlight: Special Effect
I was lucky enough to go to EGX, one of the UK’s biggest gaming conferences, at the end of September on behalf of Exeposé Games and while I was there I saw some pretty awesome stuff. I got hands-on previews of upcoming triple-A games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Just Cause 3 and […]