Something horrible happened to me last night. At a civilised Melbourne restaurant, over a plate of barramundi, my beloved father cut me off. That was it. In a quick conversation, the money well ran dry and I was left thirsty, alone and poor. I haven’t been a chronic leech. I […]

Footballers – Do they deserve respect? The beautiful game is a phrase used widely to describe the game of football, but many would say it’s not a beautiful game anymore when it churns out stars that are far from respected because of their inability to embrace good characteristics and morals. […]

The Old Blue Last has quite a reputation for showcasing some of the brightest unsigned talent around, and tonight is no exception. Dan Croll caused quite a buzz on the indie scene with his breakthrough single ‘From Nowhere’ and could definitely be one of the bright lights of 2013.  Support […]

Imagine a world with no technology and no comfort. A world where the moon is just a bright fascinating round-shaped light in the night sky and no one has ever even dreamt about space shuttles. That’s the world of Nukak, a small tribe that lives between the Guaviare and Inírida rivers […]

Newcastle United have had a tough start to the season with the on-going pressures of defending their more than respectable 5th place finish in the English Premier League last May and earning a well-deserved place in the Europa League line up.

Thousands marched in a Spanish protest on the 13th of January through central Madrid to protest against the plans of the People’s Party (PP) local government to partly privatise the city’s public health system in the latest of numerous strikes and demonstrations to take place in Spain in recent months. […]

I wrote this some months ago, then almost let it slide because it was almost not relevant. Then this headline happened: Mail Online: Married couples tax break ‘in next budget’ to try and appease Tory backbenchers over gay marriage And this one: Terrorgraph: Ministers preparing tax breaks for married couples […]

Just how far can we trust Jeremy Kyle? Our very own Mr Marmite. Whether you hate him for ‘getting paid to be honest’ as he often remarks, millions of viewers aren’t tuning in by accident. Amongst rumours of staged performances and carefully selected stereotypical horrors, should we hail Mr Kyle a messiah or a […]