An urban myth has been circulating online for years, of Disney’s abandoned theme park, Mowgli’s Palace. Jack Varley investigates.
Why the US’ Gun Violence Problem May Never Be Solved
Sandy Hook. Parkland. Jacob Blake. Just a few names on an immense list of gun related deaths. Yet despite the dangers posed by access to firearms, gun control legislation may never come in to force […]
Larry Kramer’s fight against HIV isn’t over yet
Author turned activist, Larry Kramer, recently passed away at the age of 84. Having lived with HIV for over 30 years of his life, Kramer’s activism played a key role in the fight against HIV/AIDS […]
Donald Trump: Out of touch and out of time
Of all the world leaders, Donald Trump is the last that we would ever want to see deal with protests and riots over race and equality. Not once has he made any attempt to hide […]
Stop gaslighting the US protestors
Ever heard of the term “tone policing”? I hadn’t until a few days ago, nose buried in Layla Saad’s fantastically eye-opening Me and White Supremacy. Tone policing is the act of taking offence when a […]
Lockdown protests in the US: American ideology gone mad?
Protests have been sweeping across America in defiance of lockdown restrictions put in place due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They have ranged in size, but in states such as Colorado, thousands of people have […]
The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery: Viral Videos Lead to Dehumanisation
On the 23rd of February, Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was jogging through his neighbourhood, just outside of Brunswick, Georgia, when he was stopped and killed. A video which has since gone viral shows an unarmed Arbery […]
Are we witnessing the end of the American era?
Whilst Trump recently rated his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic a ten, the international community doesn’t seem to agree. In dealing with the global crisis, Trump has highlighted the growing isolation and conflict between the […]
‘Ivan The Terrible’: Should Holocaust war criminals still be punished?
After the Second World War, John Demjanjuk emigrated to the US in search of the American Dream. He was able to live there as a ‘normal Cleveland guy’. In 1986, he was accused of being […]
One-sided Peace: Trump’s Solution To The World’s Oldest Conflict
At a first glance, Donald Trump’s proposed peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, officially titled Peace to Prosperity, appears positive. For decades, successive US Presidents have claimed to support the two-state solution to […]
Julian Assange: Political Villain or Robin Hood of the Truth?
Few figures are simultaneously quite so feared and admired as Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder has had a long and tumultuous history in the public eye, as the legal battles and moral debates surrounding him […]
‘Bernie Blindness’: Criticism as Iowa Caucus Fails to Deliver Promised Clarity
The Democrat candidate race has sparked wide-spread criticism of the media’s treatment of Bernie Sanders. In a Reddit thread titled ‘Covering the Bernie Blackout’, members of the public criticise leading media outlets around the world […]