It’s time to retire the over-used references to Orwell and Rowling in our political discourse — In these ‘unprecedented times’ (sick of hearing that phrase, yet?), people cling to popular culture to establish some sense of perspective. What better way is there to understand the world than through the lens of fiction — after all — the truth is often stranger than fiction. But I must…

Russell T. Davies, best known as the creator of Queer As Folk, has recently stirred up a lot of controversy by saying that straight actors should not be cast to play gay characters. Davies made these comments whilst speaking to the Radio Times about his new show It’s a Sin…

As children grow into being adults, a rebellious phase is often part of that process. And for somebody who grows up in Catholicism, the ‘rebellion’ seems fairly obvious- become a full-blown atheist. I certainly hadn’t become a atheist as a conscious way of rebelling. My parents aren’t religious, so they…

After years of exclusively reading non-fiction, fiction now feels more appealing — Like a lot of people, I was an enthusiastic reader as a child. I would steamroll my way through various book series, from Asterix to A Series Of Unfortunate Of Events. Sadly, my passion for reading dwindled somewhat during my years in high school. Upon reflection, I reckon this was…

Keir Starmer, the current Labour leader, seems like a generally decent man. Although my interest in British politics has taken a very deep dip during 2020, I have followed along, and I can’t say he’s done anything too disagreeable for me. If you were to ask some of the ardent…

‘Rocketman’ (2019) and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (2018) are remarkably similar films in many ways. Both focus around gay icons — Elton John and Freddie Mercury respectively — who were at their musical prime in the 1970s and 1980s and both play out with bombastic musical numbers. But one similarity that I…