Brokeback Mountain: More Than ‘A Gay Cowboy Movie’
Often overshadowed by the “gay cowboy” trope, people tend to overlook how Brokeback Mountain depicts a powerful story of love, guilt, loss and pain.
Towards a Neuroscience of Consciousness
What is consciousness? Consciousness is very hard to define, and there are different ways of defining it. But we know some of what consciousness involves....
The comeback of 80s and 90s
Almost everyone enjoys a comeback. There's nothing better than having another huge hit, whether it's an artist who takes time out from producing music or...
Live Green and Go Green- Life as a Pescatarian
Can you imagine embarking upon a completely new lifestyle which no longer includes meat? Isabelle took upon that commitment and chose to become a pescatarian....
Romanticisation of Lolita
The name “Lolita” represents many things in modern culture. Lana Del Ray’s song and the 1997 film starring Jeremy Irons and Dominique Swain may come...
Haunted Tourist Attractions for The Brave… or Stupid
When talking about my travels, I love to describe the beautiful attractions I was lucky enough to visit. From beautiful sceneries to the wonderful souvenir...
The Rise and Fall of the Youngest Female Billionaire
In 2014, a healthcare company ,Theranos rose to an incredible value of $9 billion, making its founder Elizabeth Holmes the youngest self-made female billionaire. She...
Adaptations & The Risk of Alienating Fans
Adaptations are a way of transferring a pre-existing story into a new medium. Many big films have been adapted from books such as Lord of...
Engineering Student: Finding A Balance
When it comes to civil engineering, Year 2 civil engineering student Cayden describes it as follows:"If you were to list my two loves of work,...
Why Do Athletes Get Paid So Much?
Short answer, Capitalism. The TL: DR version is that we love watching sports; and sports stars, much like any famous person, are constantly in the...