Reluctance to Meditate

Ena explores the concept of meditation and talks about her journey and experience with different meditative practices such as breathing.

Who Am I

Who am i? Am I just another student in the corridor, or am I just another person on the tube making my way to work. To some I will be just a strange face, and then to some I will be a loved one, someone they care for, someone they hold with…

Kabul: A Cemetery for Bomb Blast Victims.

Kabul, Capital of Afghanistan has become a cemetery for bomb blast victims. The attacks in the Capital, carried out by the Taliban, are very frequent and way too many innocent people have lost their lives or their loved ones because of them. The…

"Be Water, My Friend"

One of my childhood heroes and favourite 20th Century influential figures is none other than Hong Kong movie star Bruce Lee. People world wide know the little dragon not only as an actor and martial artist, but also a philosopher as his legacy…
Flowers of Manchester

Flowers of Manchester

6th February marked the 60th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster, where 23 people died and 21 survived in a plane crash from take off due to slush on the runway. The plane carried Sir Matt Busby’s famous Manchester United squad, The…

Venables Sentenced for Possession of Indecent Paraphernalia

Jon Venables was made infamous 25 years ago with his friend Robert Thompson for the abduction torture and murder of two-year-old James Bulger. Now in his late 30s, Venables has come back in the news again after repeated offenses as he has…

Movie Review: Padmaavat

After a couple of months of delay on the global stage, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat has been released world wide to the excitement of both Indian and foreign audiences alike. Originally marred with controversy with some of India’s…

The Legend of Valeria Messalina

Valeria Messalina was born in 25 a.C. in Rome from a Patrizia family related to the Giulio-Claudio houses, this in the ancient Rome Hierarchy means she was born into a noble and wealthy family. Messalina lived only 23 years. However, she…

'The Handmaiden'

'The Handmaiden' is a movie directed in 2016 by Park Chan-Wook. The film takes place during the thirties in South Korea at the time occupied by the Japanese Empire. It’s based on the novel 'Fingersmith' by Sarah Waters, published in 2002…

Poverty Tourism and its Consequences

Take a gap year, travel around the world. Just get a back-pack and go. Easy, right? Sounds like a dream.

Terrorist Sentenced to 43 Years

The Finsbury Park Mosque attack last June seemed to have been solved immediately until very recently when the perpetrator, Darren Osborne, was sentenced with a minimum of 43 years behind bars for the murder of Makram Ali and injury of 19 others. During…