All posts tagged suicide
Review of Susanne Bier’s Birdbox.
Directed by Susanne Bier, Netflix original ‘Birdbox’ has received over 2 million views upon release and has generated a huge following. The film includes a notable cast, staring Academy Award […]
The Big Bad Arab Wolf.
In Mohammed Bin Salman’s 60 Minutes interview with Norah O’Donnell, the Prince evaded questions about the Kingdom’s commitment to human rights principles by reminding O’Donnell that: “Saudi standards are not […]
With a Minister for suicide being created and QMSU launching Wellness Weeks, are we finally moving away from vapid tweets and one-off postulations of care?
As I’m sure everyone saw from their social medias, campus stalls and news soundbites, on Wednesday it was World Mental Health Day. My Twitter, as usual, was flooded with people […]
Film, Music, and Photography: Revisiting Control (2007)
“It’s all happening boys.” Most people’s familiarity with post-punk band Joy Division comes from the album cover for Unknown Pleasures (1979) that has been widely used, to put it mildly, […]
Does childhood exist anymore? If we aren’t going to change our society for ourselves, we have to at least make it better for the next generation
Who remembers being ten? I can’t say my first year in the big double figures is that memorable, but as far I can recall, it was pretty good. Yes, my […]
Heathers: teenage murder-comedy turns 30
Michael Lehmann’s cult dark-comedy Heathers is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a re-mastered re-release in UK cinemas. And with this comes the opportunity to have another look at the film that cemented both Winona Ryder […]
Feeling lonely? You’re not alone
When I was trying to find a theme for this column, I spent ages looking for something that I really felt passionate about, until I realised it had been staring […]