Emma Vernon explores the insurgent nature of art meandering through the most notorious historical revolutions
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Mr Robot returns
If walking back into a show like Parks and Recreation is like being greeted back into a warm world full of old friends, coming back to Mr Robot is like being locked in a dark room full of people who may want to kill you. For added fun, these people may also be you. And […]
In Egypt, is economic hardship rekindling the flames of revolution?
In early 2011, Egypt, along with several other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, was rocked by enormous protests which eventually led to the resignation of the authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. Some of the most important issues driving this revolutionary movement were poverty and corruption by government officials from cabinet ministers to traffic […]
Why I owe it all to: Social media
In the wake of the Paris shootings, it seems the entire world underwent a conflict of several consciences: security, ideology and religion were all factors which were incriminated in the successive discussions. News channels were flaming with updates and survivors’ stories, western politicians launched emergency meetings about defences, Brussels, only nine days later, went into […]