Category: Columns
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The Song of the Forever Rains to Wash Your Heartbreak Blues Away
The Song of the Forever Rains by E. J. Mellow is a charming book to read when you want a simple romantasy without too much complication and to gain an actually nice, generic book boyfriend. It is the first book in a trilogy revolving around the Mousai, otherwise known as the Basette sisters. Each sister…
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What is Philosophy? – Via Gilles Deleuze
Introduction: Let’s first start with a statement: human life is suffering. Throughout history, ranging from our ancestor, the first Homo Sapien who stepped foot out of Africa to 2024’s Homo sapiens who work in offices and type at their computers, all have experienced or are still experiencing life’s pain and suffering. What causes pain and…
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Delighted in Solitude: Travel Tuesdays with Serena
“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” -Aristotle Welcome back to my travel column. The first day in a foreign country alone is, in my opinion, one of the most exciting and at the same time scary moments in one’s life. I can say with absolute certainty that I…
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33 hours to Nottingham: Travel Tuesdays with Serena
Hello again… I am now settled into my room at the University of Nottingham. Granted, all my stuff is still in my suitcases and bag and not one thing is in its proper place, but at least I’m here. And what a journey it has been. Let me tell you, reader, that travelling across the…
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Opinion: Australia can’t afford to look like Britain’s Asia outpost
Images: River McCrossen, Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images Australia has been a sovereign nation for over 120 years, we have created our own education, welfare and health systems to take care of our citizens. We have a society which values mutliculturalism, fairness and honest work and we should be able to have one of our own…
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Opinion: It’s our fault they are in Parliament.
Photo: Kylie De Guia/ Unsplash In the 1980s, Australia was introduced to political polling. It is through the polls which focus groups have tested for the public’s views and ideas. However, the use of polls wasn’t as prevalent as they have become in contemporary politics, which meant that leaders and politicians were more focused on…
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The billionaire space race cult and why it doesn’t benefit humanity.
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have attracted convoys of devout followers, some bordering on the fanatical. But like with many cults of personality, you only need to scratch beneath the surface to realise that their promises won’t be able to save humanity.