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The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable

31 December 2013 Culture Editor Comments Off

Temple Studios, London, Until 31st December 2013, Suitable for 16+. 39.50 – 85.00 GBP, Punchdrunk. About Punchdrunk Founded in 2000, the Theatre Company creates totally immersive worlds of entertainment where there is no stage, boundary […] […]

Cuisine

An Unvarnished Guide to Diets that Shaped our Bodies and our World

Over the decades dietary trends come and go like seasons. Our diets can be as varied as our personalities changing between extreme restriction and sudden engorgement. Some of the most profound culinary wisdom was perfected [...]
Cuisine

Hearty Lentil Dhal with Spinach & Sweet Potato Recipe

Ingredients and Method for Thai Green Curry Ingredients: 225g new potatoes, cut into chunks100g green beans, trimmed and halved1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil1 garlic clove, chopped1 rounded tbsp or 4 tsp Thai green curry [...]
News

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Faces Fines over Alleged COVID-19 Lockdown Violations at Party

Legal and Criminal Implications of Boris Johnson’s ‘Partygate’ Scandal Introduction: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recently faced increasing pressure to resign following allegations of lockdown parties held at Downing Street. Johnson has received a [...]
Business

Britain’s Surprise Economic Growth Beats Projects in 2026

Headlines across the City of London are celebrating an unexpected economic up tick for the UK at least in recent months. Britain has officially broken out of its recent inertia, booking an expansion that outpaces [...]
Home

The Long War: 7th May and the Trenches of Local Discontent

A Nation in Stasis Braces for a Bellwether Battle in the Boroughs The United Kingdom is currently locked in a slow, protracted political grip, one where the front lines move by inches and mediation feels [...]

NHS Staff in England Receive 3% Pay Rise Backdated to April

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29 July 2021 0

Critical Overview: The announcement by the Department for Health and Social Care that NHS staff in England will receive a three per cent pay increase has caused controversy. The decision came after an expected Commons […]

A Brief History of Grime Music

Entertainment

29 July 2021 0

Critical Overview: Grime Music – An Urban Phenomenon Grime music, originating in the early 2000s from the east London council estates, was initially dismissed by many as alien music, with lyrics in an incomprehensible language. […]

Turner Prize 2010

Culture

5 October 2010 Comments Off

Turner Prize 2010, London, United Kingdom The good, the bad and the ugly The adage is well worn and familiar but in this year’s Turner Prize 2010, does it hold true? Perhaps a slightly reworked […] […]

War of the Worlds: Ice Cube’s Gritty Take on Alien Invasion

Celebrity

7 August 2025 Comments Off

Alright, settle in, ’cause we ain’t talkin’ no fancy-pants, big-budget CGI fest here, nah. We’re diving deep into the 2025 joint, War of the Worlds: Data Harvest, starring none other than the OG himself, Ice […]

Proposal to make Extra UK Bank Holiday Monday Could Become Permanent

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28 April 2022 0

Critical Overview: The unclaimed benefits, tax discounts, and food vouchers in the UK have reached a staggering £15 billion annually. This figure is derived from online benefits calculators as the government does not track how […]

Prince Harry Denies Plans to Publish Memoir After Queen’s Death

A Critical Overview of Prince Harry’s Memoir Publication Announcement The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, announced earlier this week that his first memoir is set to be published by Penguin Random House in late 2022. [...]

UK Faces Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Shortage: Causes and Consequences

28 April 2022 0

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a game-changer for many women going through menopause. It helps alleviate the often-debilitating symptoms that can make life feel like a never-ending battle with hot flushes and night sweats. So […]

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, told Congress that government intervention is needed

17 May 2023 0

The Tech Gist OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, has told Congress that government intervention is needed to regulate the risks of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Altman proposed creating a regulatory agency to licence the most […]

China’s Covid Nightmare Continues: Is the World Doomed to Repeat 2020?

28 April 2022 0

The Importance of Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopausal Women: Addressing the Supply Crisis Introduction: The Significance of Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopausal Women Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a crucial treatment option for women experiencing […]

Dak’Art 2008

Culture

9 May 2008 0

Dak’Art, “Mirror”, 2008, Senegal, Africa The Mirror The dialogue of the DAK’ART biennale 2008 is framed around the theme Mirror. This conceptual device is employed as a premise by which the curators exact a discursive […] […]

Gen Z: Crusaders for Gender Equality

Culture

28 April 2022 0

Critical Overview: This article highlights the unique views of Generation Z (Gen Z) on gender equity and the need for organizations to adopt new strategies to accommodate these views as they enter the workforce. The [...]

Culture

London Pride Parade Chronicles UK’s LGBTQ+ Rights Struggle.

29 July 2021 0

ritical Overview: The Pride Parade and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights The Pride Parade scheduled to take place in London on July 6, is part of the global movement fighting for equal rights for the [...]

Technology

The Guide to Virtual Reality

29 July 2021 0

Virtual reality (VR) technology uses computer-aided stimuli to create the immersive illusion of being somewhere else. However, opinions on its potential range from it upending our lives in a way nothing has since the smartphone, [...]

Celebrity

The Prince of Darkness Rests: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

7 August 2025 Comments Off

In a world he helped define with thunderous riffs and an inimitable wail, John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, has finally found peace. The news of his passing, at the age of 76, [...]

In the Spotlight

Walking in my mind

by Culture Editor in Culture Comments Off on Walking in my mind

Walking in my mind 23/06/09 – 06/09/09, Hayward Gallery, South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom, Europe. So therefore I am The mind, by fiat is the hub of self willed realization. It finds in art […] […]

Month: December 2013

The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable

An Unvarnished Guide to Diets that Shaped our Bodies and our World

Hearty Lentil Dhal with Spinach & Sweet Potato Recipe

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Faces Fines over Alleged COVID-19 Lockdown Violations at Party

Britain’s Surprise Economic Growth Beats Projects in 2026

The Long War: 7th May and the Trenches of Local Discontent

A Brief History of Grime Music

Chef Gino’s Saucy Antics Turn Sour on Set

Predicting the Top Global Food Trends for 2022

Kew’s ‘Food Forever’ exhibit set for May 21st