The Power of Platonic Love

“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is … More

Meme Culture as a Way of Perceiving History

As we stay alert and remain calm in lockdown, the world has taken to one of its greatest comforts of … More

Showing our True Selves? Phillip Pullman’s Daemons in the Real World

In Phillip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’, a daemon is an external part of every person, in the form of an … More

Remembering the Creatures of my Dreams

If someone were to ask me about growing up in America, I might recall the following: There is a labyrinth … More

Why it’s Hard to See Over the Fence: how Confirmation Bias Leads to Increased Polarization

In the age of fast media and technology, we are constantly bombarded with news stories, memes, and people sharing their … More

Why you should revolt if you don’t like what you see (and how the right will try and stop you)

[trigger warning: death, violence, police brutality, genocide] Democracy was first established to ensure no man is subjected to a monarch’s … More

‘No Good Side of the Argument to be On’: The Debate Surrounding Problematic Media

[Content warning: mentions of sexual assault] As we develop over time as a society, our values and norms change. What … More

‘The Testaments’: A Review and Reflection

The long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, was published in September and, as you might expect, there has been a … More

A Fine Line Between Self-Expression and Oppression: Reflecting on the Significance of Body Modification

Compared to even just a few decades ago, body modification practices are now enjoying vastly increased popularity, not only in … More

Securing Human Survival, Instrumentally: For Darwinian Anthropocentrism

The paradox lying at the very heart of the debate between holders of anthropocentric or ecocentric world views is that … More