By Ben Thompson The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, recently accompanied her husband Prince Harry on a visit to the charity, One25. The Bristol based charity aims to ‘to reach out to women trapped in or vulnerable to street sex-work, supporting them to break free and build new lives away from violence, poverty and addiction.’…
By Ben Thompson On February 24th, the 91st Academy Awards ceremony will air across the globe. This ceremony will acknowledge the work of the film industry in 2018, with particular attention being paid to the Best Picture category. Although the Academy Awards – and the film industry as a whole – are centred around American…
By Ben Thompson On Tuesday 22nd January, poetry enthusiasts gathered at Manchester Metropolitan University to participate in a lecture and workshop based around the poet Robinson Jeffers (1897 – 1962). André Naffis Sahely, a poet and critic who has written for The Independent and The Economist, led the session, offering attendees an overview of a…
By Ben Thompson Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known as R. Kelly, is an American singer probably best known for his 1996 song ‘I Believe I Can Fly’. In recent months, however, he has become more infamous for his history of sexual misconduct. Although this has been brought to the fore by a recent Lifetime documentary…
By Ben Thompson It is an unspoken law of our times that if Piers Morgan gets angry about something, you can expect to hear it debated endlessly on television for the next two weeks. After waging war against Gregg’s vegan sausage rolls, the opinionated TV host has now set his sights on Gillette, a brand…
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