As awards season came to a close at the 93rd Oscars award ceremony, history was made for womankind. Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman and the second female to ever win the prestige Academy Award for Best Director for her incredible film, Nomadland. Zhao became the winner of the biggest achievement for directing as her film Nomadland stole the heart of the Academy last night at the 93rd...
Read More »First on my summer must-have lists would have to be halter necks… Halter necked tops have been an essential in my mother’s wardrobe for as long as I remember. Growing up, I always thought it was a bit questionable as to why she always swore by a halter neck for going out for drinks with the girls. But this summer, I will happily be following in my mother’s footsteps as I am obsessed with the neckl...
Read More »Week 1 of changing my spending habits has been both positive and relatively easy. It has been a period of further reflection on old habits, and a chance to practice mindfulness as a way of improving my decision making. It has now been just over a week since I stopped buying and consuming unnecessary material things, things that I want but don’t need and things sold or marketed to me through a webs...
Read More »Identity is an important part of being human. But in an online world full of perfect pictures, and with many of us now split between our true selves and an online persona, maintaining an identity that is simply not real can become habitual, harmful and unsustainable. Why do we buy things? Well, of course, we need some things in order to survive – shelter, food, drink, warm clothes, fuel and ...
Read More »The Modern World has been designed to make us spend our money. By taking advantage of our ancient brain and its desire for instant gratification, marketeers and product designers have found a way to make us spending addicts. The human brain was not designed for the modern world. Our brains are ancient and have remained almost entirely unchanged for millennia. This means that they still work as the...
Read More »This afternoon I decided to unfollow all clothing brands and retailers on social media and have started to unsubscribe from mailing lists as and when I receive emails. I have taken a step which should help me to stop buying and consuming unnecessary material things, things that I want but don’t need and things sold or marketed to me through a website or app. The step stems from a principle outline...
Read More »I am no longer buying or consuming unnecessary material things, things that I want but don’t need, and things sold or marketed to me through a website or app. This Blog will document my experiences. A very long time ago somebody very important decided that the year should begin in the middle of winter, and somebody else decided that the changing of said year would be a great time to make life chan...
Read More »The West London rapper finally releases his long-awaited mixtape. Including songs such as ‘Day in the Life’ or ‘Pinging (6 Figures)’, the project consists of 14 tracks without a single feature. Although ‘Wild West’ was set to come out at midnight, the audience could already find the mixtape online a few minutes earlier. https://twitter.com/MixtapeMadness/status/1370358794853748739?s=20&t=zx0p...
Read More »The West London’s drill rapper finally released his long-awaited mixtape today. Central Cee’s second debut album ‘Wild West’ was officially set to come out at the midnight today, but the audience could already find it on various streaming platforms a few minutes before. Including high-praised songs such as ‘Day in the Life’ or ‘Pinging (6 Figures)’, the album consists of 14 tracks without a single...
Read More »HELL IS HOME tickets are almost gone after one week on sale. As the coronavirus cases are falling down in England, people are raising hopes for the entertainment industry to re-open by 21st July – now Slowthai is one of the very first artists who takes it very seriously. Following the release of his second album ‘TYRON’ in mid-February this year, the 26-year-old rapper announced a huge tour ...
Read More »Tickets to Slowthai’s upcoming UK tour are selling out fast after only a week of being on sale. With the latest fall-down in coronavirus cases in England, people are raising hopes for the entertainment industry to re-open by 21st July and Slowthai is one of those who took it very seriously. Following the release of his second album TYRON in mid-February this year, the 26-year-old rapper ann...
Read More »If OnlyFans creators are victims of ‘slut shaming’, why aren’t the people who fund this lifestyle victims too? In the year 2021, it could be assumed that the world is a more accepting place than it has been ever before, however it seems as though sex workers have been left behind in the path of acceptance. Sex workers have been victims of ‘slut-shaming’ since before the phrase even existed, ...
Read More »We finished the last week of Broadcast Journalism with a video lecture. On Monday, we talked about Vox-pops. These are short clips, usually including different people’s opinions. For these clips, different backgrounds are used and there is also a big variety of different people. And what’s the thing that these people have in common? Mainly the question they have to answer! Of course, i...
Read More »Notes from November 23. The most important tool of a journalism Use to obtain new info, expand on existing info, clarify facts, explore diff. perspectives Expands upon the basic “who, what, where, how, when and why” of newsgathering What makes a good interview? Ppl w power and influence Has clear expectations from the interviewee Has a clear angle and Focus Is well researched and well prepared Dev...
Read More »My notes from the second week. I wrote down what lecturer told us and also some questions and tasks. Assessment Video package (2-3 minutes): My local covid GVs 3 different voices Voiceover – narration of story Expert interview Eye witness int Correct use of sound A variety of shots Use of a music bed/sound effects Story angle The aspect of a story we decide to highlight Give focus to a story Packa...
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