Only God Forgives (2013) I literally just finished watching Only God Forgives and there are no words I can think of in the English language that can describe the experience I had while watching it. It left me discombobulated. On top of that, I’m actually watching it right now, as I type […]

‘Thinspiration’ is a word that has come into our lives over the past decade. This word has encouraged young girls to look to the super skinny celebrities dominating the media, encouraging them to engage in restricting fad diets and unhealthy body images. With an increasing amount of size zero celebrities […]

With festive rituals aside, the legion of palm trees sufficed. Boxing Day in Thailand offered idyllic re-quiescence for the Bennetts. But what starts as perfection quickly becomes unperfected, cataclysmic. A seemingly inoffensive breeze interlaced with sporadic laughter, shadows a queer murmur in the air – a murmur that becomes a […]

It all started when I heard a knock at the door. It was just after 6.30pm and it was a cold, rainy night. Some young guy in sportswear stood there; neat hair, ready smile and an ID tag around his neck. “I’m not trying to sell you anything,” he said, “but, if […]