The Anti-Expert Pandemic: Comfort of Conspiracy Theories In a Covid World

Is it just me or has covid brought out all of the nutters? I feel like we’re all trapped in a perpetual version of Dr Seuss’ Wacky Wednesday and we can’t see a way out. Everywhere you look there are conspiracy theories from microchips in Read More …

The Danger of Achieving Your Life Dreams

I’m not a negative person. This isn’t some click-bait, anti-self-help article.  You see, I was watching quite a depressing documentary last night on the late Tim Bergling, better known as the DJ and dance music producer Avicci. The 28-year-old was one of the more recent Read More …

Toxic Sub-cultures Lurking Behind Glossy Values

Behind the polished, pulsing incandescent bulbs and the humming neon signs of Hollywood, lies a dark underbelly. Beyond stars in the sidewalk and moulded hand prints in clean concrete lie seedy dive bars, hotels with black histories and predators behind powerful doors. The dark side Read More …

I’m right. You’re wrong. How we misuse information to feed our prejudices

Ben Farrell FAKE NEWS, FAKE NEWS, FAKE NEWS…That’s what we hear right? Donald Trump is pretty upset about it… should we be too? Well, the problem is not so much about whether the news is outright fake or not. That would be easy. A lot Read More …

What’s wrong with escapism?

Most, if not all of us, strive to escape from reality. We do this quite regularly. Sometimes, we feel that reality is too bright, too clear, too crisp. Reality is the bright day that assaults you when you step outside after recovering from a hangover in Read More …