‘It’s an investment.’ – We try to convince ourselves that our new piece of clothing will last us forever, as if it made from chain-mail rather than cotton. ‘But it works out cheaper than buying cheap ones every couple of months.’ – Depends how cheap is cheap!? And usually, don’t you want […]

When an escaped fugitive is speeding towards the Mexican border in a stolen supercar, a small army clearing his path and no federal agents close enough to help, there’s only one man that can stop him. Arnold Schwarzenegger. That’s right, Arnie has returned to Hollywood. He’s gotten the politics out […]

Well, good riddance twenty-two, here’s to being twenty-three. If ever Blink 182 set out to produce influential, addictive pop-punk anthems whose pierced lips and suburban California-following laughed loyally in the face of the decades as they passed and shared smokey-eye-ridden glances at fleeting genres and bizarre collaborations which came and went – I give […]

The United Kingdom, or at least parts of it, faces two potential referenda in the near future. The Scots will vote on whether to remain part of the UK in Autumn 2014. Whatever country is left is set to be offered a referendum on European Union membership after the next […]

Women & equal pay The issue of wages in the UK is a complex subject that includes the minimum wage increase debates and the London Living Wage campaign. Equal pay is another element of it that features heavily in recruitment, employment issues and women’s rights. When will the day come […]

I never realised how true and significant a statement: ‘Ignorance is bliss’ can be. As part of the hip-hop community, we prepare ourselves for ignorance at its core. It irritates hip-hop listeners, or at least find it amusing, whilst it’s a rapper’s strongest weapon. Unfortunately, people often associate hip-hop with […]

Before I had a sibling, I desperately wished for one – a sister to be precise. But I never got my wish. At the age of four my mother gave birth to a boy, which was something I had not prepared for at all. Suddenly, I wanted nothing more than […]

Day 3 of the European Championships went by in graceful postures and pastel colours, with the determined performances being at times more memorable than the ones that took the lead. Carolina Kostner surprised us with a fall while dancing to A Transylvanian Lullaby, yet the current World and European champion […]