*TW: This article contains discussion of mental illness and suicide* The arts world has a large problem with mental illness; from superheroes to Disney princesses, singers and authors, many celebrities struggle with the trappings of […]
Fry’s Crusade for Free Speech Falls Flat Over Sexual Abuse Comments
Stephen Fry, sometimes referred to as one of the UK’s ‘national treasures’, has always been one for speaking his mind, even if this entails offending people. As a champion of free speech, it is at […]
“Freedom of speech is not a right, but a privilege”
A joke was recently made by Stephen Fry, in his capacity as host of the BAFTA awards. The response on social media illustrates how people, millennials in particular, are increasingly seeing free speech as a […]
K[ale]-holing: the Cool debate
‘I read in Vogue,’ said my housemate ‘that it’s all different for us. Our parents’ generation took loads of drugs, so it’s just not cool anymore. We’ve replaced drugs with vegetables.’ Well this was fantastic […]
TV | 24 – Live Another Day – Absurd but adored
It’s absurd, but we adore it. 24 was always ridiculous. In the space of 24 hours, none of the main characters went to the toilet, ate or drank. The show is action thriller interspersed (undeliberately) […]
BAFTA Roundup | 12 Years A Slave wins Best Picture
Last Sunday was time again to celebrate not only the past year in film, but also the people who made it happen and those among them we lost this year. The BAFTAs 2014 saw Gravity, […]
TV | Hidden Kingdoms
BBC’s latest instalment of a new nature series was highly anticipated; if only because Stephen Fry was narrating. Having not expected anything too different from the Attenborough style nature programmes we’ve come to love; one […]
Illustration | Dyna Moe – The Mad Men illustrator parodies the show's iconic style
image: Dyna Moe Dyna Moe has become renowned for being the official illustrator for TV show Mad Men. Her style of work is bold and colourful but simple. Memorable scenes from the show are replicated […]
Science | Why language needs a twerk
Perhaps some of you have missed the recent media storm around American pop sensation Miley Cyrus. To enlighten you, the recent VMA awards provided this young starlet with an opportunity to showcase the world’s latest […]