by Yasmin Wakefield | May 26, 2023 | Society
“Being a single mother is twice the work, twice the stress, and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love, and twice the pride.” Stories about single mothers have always existed, from ‘scroungers’ to ‘superheroes’, the representation of...
by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 24, 2023 | Hunger Games, longer reads, Society
War veteran, Paul K Chappell, explains how The Hunger Games is an event far worse than modern-day warfare, and why. One 12-year-old child. 23 teenagers. 18 days in a carefully curated arena designed for death. In the real world, this seems almost unimaginable....
by Shruthi Selvarajan | May 23, 2023 | Society
From bone-chilling ice baths in an attempt to cure ‘madness’ and commands to paint the Queen’s portrait until her skin looks “almost pale”, Shonda Rhimes’ newest addition to the Bridgerton universe is a hearty reflection of modern society’s unsolved issues. The...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 22, 2023 | Society
Publisher Penguin Random House and writer’s organisation PEN America have taken legal action against a school district in Florida due to its book bans. The lawsuit against Escambia County School District challenges the removal of books from school libraries, accusing...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 22, 2023 | longer reads, Society
Quiz time! What do the Harry Potter series, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye all have in common? Got your guesses in? Well, from reasons ranging from witchcraft to racism, these books all appear on the Popular Banned Books list in the United States. ...
