Have you ever listened to a piece of music and experienced a strong emotional or physical response? Imagine this: you are sitting in the passenger seat with your travel playlist on, looking out the window, and pretending to be in a music video. Don’t we all do that? Add to … Continue Reading
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Forging Order After Chaos
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier tactfully explores the lives of Sam Wilson (played by Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (played by Sebastian Stan) in a post-Blip world. The deeper view into their lives is paired with performances by a host of other much-awaited characters. The MCU miniseries with its … Continue Reading
What If: Tyler Took Over
I am Jack’s Manic Depression and I am Jack’s Smirking Revenge. Yet, I failed to become Jack’s desire for Anarchy and Chaos in the system.
Tyler appeared in my life as a saviour. A saviour from my personal monotonous life, a saviour of the mundane superhero that I had become. … Continue Reading
Black Widow — Fallen But Not Forgotten
She is perhaps one of the most badass characters in the Marvel Universe, a human with no superhuman capabilities but having reached the pinnacle of human abilities. Even without technology or otherworldly powers backing her, she stands tall alongside the Avengers and helps them with capabilities paralleling theirs. The only … Continue Reading
The Essence of Movies: the Critic VS the Viewer
IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic are three of the most popular movie rating and review websites, trusted by the audience without scepticism. A large proportion of viewers rely on their ratings before deciding to explore a new film. Hence, the question arises – are these ratings, accessible by a … Continue Reading
Music Through the Years
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”
— Beethoven.
It is implausible to even think of a world without the existence of music. To some, music is the explosive sound of the breeze that hits against wind chimes and produces a melody, whereas, for others, music is … Continue Reading
Pop Culture Over the Years
The phrase “pop culture” is definitely a conversation starter, and granted, though pop culture hasn’t helped cure cancer, overthrow fascist governments or advance science (though Brian May’s guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody is positively life-altering), you cannot have a conversation about the human experience without pop culture. In many ways, … Continue Reading
The Unknown Lives of our Favourite Authors
Dan Brown’s first claim to fame, The Da Vinci Code, quotes, “Authors, even the sane ones are nuts.” And we couldn’t agree more!
If you judge your favourite writers solely on the incredible stories they weave, you are missing out on all the fun and very interesting aspects of … Continue Reading
The Conspicuous Case of Paul McCartney—Rock n Roll’s Biggest Conspiracy
The 1960s was a decade that shook the world—it brought hope for change along with public discontent and war. As far as the United Kingdom and the United States were concerned, a paramount political and societal transformation was afoot. With America’s involvement in the Vietnam War, their youth became increasingly … Continue Reading