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The Pros, The Cons, and The Future – Is #WFH the new trend?

Amid the pandemic, many businesses allowed their staff to work from home (‘WFH’). With Human Resources (HR) specialists and business…

Ernest Shiu, Internet, Life, lifestyle, pros and cons, the future of the workplace, wfh, work from home

Why Pop Culture is a Classic(s) Matter: The Forgotten Pleasure of Doing Nothing

If you, like me, are a fundamentally lazy person, you will agree that summer break is the ideal time to…

classics, Column, columnist, isabel ferrari, the forgotten pleasure of doing nothing

Scotland and Slavery: Consequences of the Slave Trade Today

Despite the conversations sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement, it is often easy to think that the problem lies…

consequences, history, kristiina kangasluoma, news, politics, scotland, scottish slave trade, slave trade

Maybe Democracy Was the Joke Inside Us All Along

Joke candidates are an unfortunate side-effect of democracy. They’re entertaining to watch mainly because election cycles can be worrying and…

democracy, joke candidates, katerina partolina schwarts, news and politics, politcs

Are Expectations Eating You? 

I ordered a burger recently from this new place that looked amazing online. The picture of a thick, juicy patty…

expectations, lifestyle, ricarda senger

Towards the Collaborative: Deconstructing the Idea of the Artistic Genius

In Western discourses, the idea of artistic genius is almost inextricably intertwined with the notion of art. When we learn…

art world, artistic genius, collaboration, deconstruction, features, nini huang

From King Louis XVI to Jeffree Star – Redefining Cosmetics

While mass media and toxic masculinity often stigmatise the cosmetics industry as a ‘no-man’ business, emerging social media influencers such…

beauty, cosmetics, Ernest Shiu, gender boundaries, judith butler, lifestyle, men's cosmetics, men's health

Between Anonymity and Notoriety; making space for Recognition

As someone whose answer to the question, “If you could have any superpower, what would it be?” was always “to…

anonymity, chelsea thomson, feature, recognition

The Art of Constructing Yourself

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that these days it feels like there are two increasingly different versions…

introspection, luke mcwilliams, online personas, self love

The Comfort of Discomfort

Growing up, I was often nervous. The home time bell at school coincided with my biggest sigh of relief: I…

beth cook, comfort, coming of age, discomfort, fear of change, lifestyle, personal

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