“All that glitters is not gold” An old-fashioned proverb and well-known dimension in which we use to view things, people and, even places in the world, mostly to our unconscious awareness. In fact, what truly got the cogs turning for me on this saying was a quote that I once [...]

Everyone, I think, is familiar with that cosy, soothing adage, ‘everything happens for a reason’. The subtext is that the world amounts to more than an insignificant interlude between infinite silences. That there is purpose, cohesion and sense to existence – that you are a creature integrated into the designs [...]

It is something to admire when an established sitcom actor breaks away from his day job, to create a quirky, indie rom-com that becomes the darling of festival circuits. Liberal Arts is a fun, touching and brilliantly scripted gem about a young man travelling back to his roots, on a venture of [...]

This might not be your average article. We have had numerous of those and we have them every other day, in every other newspaper and magazine. Bombings in some part of the world, unprecedented rate of increasing terrorism, kidnappings, robberies and the list goes on. It’s easy to report that. [...]

On my commute home from work I look at the man sat opposite me. He is wearing a grey suit and is slumped in a battered old seat. The tie is gone, collar undone and suit jacket folded neatly in his lap. He seems determined to stay awake, but slowly [...]

Having very recently graduated from a well-respected English university, it is with a relatively small amount of regret that I admit; I have not yet found myself a place on the much-revered graduate employment scene. I am currently working part-time at a supermarket, as I have been doing since I [...]

In August 2011, Nas released ‘Nasty’ as the lead single for his new project Life Is Good. The track showcased a veteran rapper still hungry to demonstrate his skills; the freewheeling, hook-less virtuoso performance reminding listeners of an artist still desperate to top the classic Illmatic. Then all went quiet. Fans had to [...]

Should I be panicking, when a 60-something man explains to me on a Sunday night at my part-time job as a waitress, that, in the next year or so, I need to make sure all my expectations for the future are secure in my mind? He told me that without [...]