I am definitely late to the game on this one having just finished the BBC, British-Irish series The Fall this week! I knew that I wanted to talk about the series but I was at a loss of what exactly to talk about until I saw the ratings for the show. The three series tense thriller had people falling over themselves to binge watch the first series back in 2013, but by its finale in 2016, reactions to it had shifted. The recent addition of the show on Netflix UK has had many people obsessed (and thoroughly creeped out), bingeing it within a few days, myself included, a change of tune from 2016. So, what happened?
5 actionable things you can do to be more productive. It’s said so often, but every now and then it really hits me just how incredibly unprecedented this whole year has really been for our generation. On top of a global pandemic, we are seeing every day the consequences of living in a world that does not and will not change to protect all its citizens. It’s enough to drive anyone into a hole. So how are you meant to keep going when your commitments and responsibilities require you to. My experience of working and being a student during Covid-19…
American history is dominated by stories of endless violence towards black people. It is by no means an understatement to say that the lives of countless black individuals are faced by horrors that should be unimaginable in this day and age. Their lives mimic the constant state of tension and anticipation of something bad. And it is for this exact reason that the horror genre has been such a great tool for social commentary, specifically of exposing the reality of racism in North America. Jordon Peele’s 2017 horror film Get Out has been praised as one of the most popular…
Doom Patrol, one of the latest TV show additions to the DC Universe, is dark, witty, and surprisingly poignant. If you haven’t heard of it, I wouldn’t be surprised: it wasn’t on my radar either until someone I knew told me to drop everything and watch it immediately.
It is a common stereotype that women who like to play videogames are considered a ‘lad’s girl’, a girl different from other girls, and a rare discovery. However, statistics show that female gamers are not uncommon. In 2015 a report released by Pew Research Center [1]reported that although findings had shown an equal number of American men and women played videogames, only 3.3% of those games starred female protagonists. In 2019, Statista articulated that 46% of all gamers in the US were female. Nevertheless, every time I tell someone that I enjoy playing videogames, I am met with shock and surprise.…
