In Postmodernism or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism – a difficult book, but, it seems increasingly clear, the most important critical work of the last twenty years – Fredric Jameson observes that ‘the...
2018 has seen the push for equal rights reach a forefront in society. Everywhere you look, politicians, businesses and newspapers proclaim to be the person/thing for equal rights, dedicated to fighting inequality and implementing...
In 2018, the push for equality is still one which is strong in many areas of society. For some, we have not gone far enough and for others, it has gone too far. Never...
“All art is quite useless” declared Oscar Wilde, and in doing so summarised succinctly the traditional discipline of aesthetic appreciation, and beauty. “Art is useless,” thought Wilde, “because its aim is simply to create...
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” – The Second Amendment The United States Constitution,...
The Intellectual Dark Web. This new frontier of news and political analysis. Coined by mathematician extraordinaire, Eric Weinstein, the term largely denotes the movement for freedom of speech and free thought in alternative media....
Now that the award season is over and the film-stars/celebrities/musicians have all had their congratulatory, self-love fests for yet another year, all to dismal viewing figures, for the production of cultural output most of...
The United States of America prides itself on many things. But if one was to ask an American what makes the US so great, a lot of them would cite the US Constitution and...
After the unexpectedly bad result of the 2017 snap general election for the Conservative Party, everyone from political pundits to party high-ups were quick to analyse what went so wrong for the party. The...
For most of history, anonymous was a woman- Virginia Woolf. International Women’s Day rolls around every year on the 8th March. A celebration of women, it means different things to different people. Some use...
