All posts tagged career
The Struggling Artist in Film Musicals
I began writing this piece in the wake of the La La Land hype that was sweeping the world. For the record, I did enjoy it though I see its […]
New scholarship puts women in the driver’s seat: Carspring & IMI
According to statistics, there is only 16% female participation in the automotive sector – an unacceptably low level in this field. To tackle this problem, the IMI are working in […]
Why do we continue to support artists who have been accused of sexual violence?
Amongst all the drama at this year’s Oscars, one moment stood out for all the right reasons: Brie Larson’s refusal to applaud Casey Affleck. Her silent protest raised an important […]
London
Adulthood. This is Adulthood. This is a central line train to the end of your life. Change here for a career, or the motherhood line. Please mind the gap between […]
Heidrick and Struggles and City Year UK Come Together to Inspire the Leaders of Tomorrow
Heidrick and Struggles is a company that specialises in leadership consulting, culture-shaping worldwide, and in recruiting senior-level executives in a variety of business sectors to find candidates for high-standing positions […]
Citizen Trump
I woke up on Wednesday, like most of the Western world, with a dizzying sense of horror. Donald Trump was President-elect. The liberal worst nightmare, manifested as an orange reality […]
I, Daniel Blake: A Review
Hannah Holway: Although announcing plans to retire from filmmaking in 2014, the ever-controversial Ken Loach has (thankfully) returned to film-making with his gritty and upsetting I, Daniel Blake. Allegedly influenced to make more films after the […]
Say OK to Being a Princess For a Day
Some people say that to be feminist means to reject all social conventions typically ascribed to being feminine. You reject all that being a female entails and instead take on […]
Kubrick, the man
*Play Beethoven’s Symphony 9, Op. 125* We all know of Stanley Kubrick, legendary director, famously anal-retentive perfectionist, and focal point of many conspiracy theories. He is one of the first […]