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In light of the avoidable deaths of travellers such as Henry Miller, who died of side-effects from the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca, or Matt Lawlor, who died from falling off a moving train...
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Until the World Cup the word ‘Colombia’ would probably have invoked ideas of either a prestigious university in New York City (spelt ‘Columbia’ – common mistake), a country with a prolific role in the...
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I have a confession. Every few months I like to go on YouTube and check out the latest popular hip-hop songs. This guilty pleasure compensates for my reduced outings to clubs and distaste for many...
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Just as when you repeat a word again and again and it loses all meaning, sustainability has come to the same fate. The word is everywhere, in a myriad of contexts. A quick Google search reveals: ‘Kuala...
View ArticleExhibit, B gone!
Excuse the strained pun in the title, but I was attempting to go for something more original than the plethora of banal headlines which use words like ‘racist’ (quotation marks included) and...
View ArticleWhither democracy? The effectiveness of term limits
Soon after my article about the ambiguous stance in Ecuador towards human rights was published, President Rafael Correa and his ruling party, Alianza País, submitted a proposal to the national assembly...
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Food is one of our most essential needs, and from this is recognised as a basic human right. The obvious truth of this statement and its consequences are being eroded on a global scale, to the...
View ArticleThe Other 1984
Whilst children (and adults) around the world, dressed in elaborate costumes, commenced their frivolities on the 31st October, the Sikh community in India, and around the world, remembered the...
View ArticleHumans can’t breathe underwater: is climate change irreversible?
I was watching the latest season of The Newsroom, the brainchild of The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin, when a climate-change subplot caught my attention. Not only did it catch my attention; it sent me into...
View Article5 tips on dealing with unemployment
Between October to August 2014, 16.6 per cent of 16-24 year-olds were unemployed. That’s 754,000 people. Whilst lower than the figure for the same period of time in 2013, it’s still higher than...
View ArticleHow to stay safe while travelling
In light of the avoidable deaths of travellers such as Henry Miller, who died of side-effects from the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca, or Matt Lawlor, who died from falling off a moving train...
View ArticleColombia: Out but not down
Until the World Cup the word ‘Colombia’ would probably have invoked ideas of either a prestigious university in New York City (spelt ‘Columbia’ – common mistake), a country with a prolific role in the...
View ArticleWhat’s happened to hip-hop?
I have a confession. Every few months I like to go on YouTube and check out the latest popular hip-hop songs. This guilty pleasure compensates for my reduced outings to clubs and distaste for many...
View ArticleThe Lie of Sustainability
Just as when you repeat a word again and again and it loses all meaning, sustainability has come to the same fate. The word is everywhere, in a myriad of contexts. A quick Google search reveals: ‘Kuala...
View ArticleExhibit, B gone!
Excuse the strained pun in the title, but I was attempting to go for something more original than the plethora of banal headlines which use words like ‘racist’ (quotation marks included) and...
View ArticleWhither democracy? The effectiveness of term limits
Soon after my article about the ambiguous stance in Ecuador towards human rights was published, President Rafael Correa and his ruling party, Alianza País, submitted a proposal to the national assembly...
View ArticleStripped of our rights: How well do you know your food?
Food is one of our most essential needs, and from this is recognised as a basic human right. The obvious truth of this statement and its consequences are being eroded on a global scale, to the...
View ArticleThe Other 1984
Whilst children (and adults) around the world, dressed in elaborate costumes, commenced their frivolities on the 31st October, the Sikh community in India, and around the world, remembered the...
View ArticleHumans can’t breathe underwater: is climate change irreversible?
I was watching the latest season of The Newsroom, the brainchild of The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin, when a climate-change subplot caught my attention. Not only did it catch my attention; it sent me into...
View Article5 tips on dealing with unemployment
Between October to August 2014, 16.6 per cent of 16-24 year-olds were unemployed. That’s 754,000 people. Whilst lower than the figure for the same period of time in 2013, it’s still higher than...
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