Debt, Despair, and DLCs: The predatory practices of the gaming industry, explained.
Over the last decade, gaming has expanded from a niche hobby into a mainstream pastime enjoyed by millions worldwide. This rapid growth, however, has not been entirely positive for the industry – in fact, it has been exploited by many game companies seeking to increase their profits, no matter the Continue Reading
The Aesthetic of Agony: Rethinking the ‘tortured artist’ trope
Throughout history, the ‘tortured artist’ has been a trope long discussed and perpetuated. From the infamous moment when Vincent Van Gogh severed his ear amid thoughts of failure, to Sylvia Plath, who detailed her depression in unique poems, this archetype suggests that great art emerges from great suffering. This framing Continue Reading
Australia Bans Social Media for Teens
Australia have now put in a ban that will be in place from the 10th of December 2025, social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated or removed. A study Continue Reading
How Pets Improve Mental Health
Since the pandemic, anxiety levels have risen. The World Health Organisation said, “in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%.” Pets have become a main coping strategy for many people to reduce their stress and boost their mood. Even the simple Continue Reading
Strict Parents VS Leniant Parent
Parenting shapes a child’s emotional, social, and cognitive development. While strict parents enforce discipline and high expectations, lenient parents offer a more relaxed and open-minded. The debate over which approach is better has impacted the world of Parenthood. This article shows the outcomes of each parenting method and concludes by Continue Reading
Autoimmune Disorders: Why should we feel alienated?
Should young people with autoimmune disorders receive more media attention? Autoimmune disorders occur when the immune system attacks body cells. They sound terrifying, but they are much more common than you might think. In the UK, according to the website Open Access Government, around 10.2% have an autoimmune disorder. Over Continue Reading
SHOULD SOCIAL MEDIA BE BANNED FOR TEENS?
Social media are websites and applications that let you share your material and reply to other people’s posts. These can include images, text, comments or replies to other people’s postings, and informational links. Examples are Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok. Twitter is now commonly known as X, and there are many Continue Reading
Love, real, imagined, or purchased, is what we need in a lonely first-world society.
From traditional dating platforms for single farmers promising their match made in heaven to modern AI chatting apps that simulate your dream scenarios, the chase after romance is frequently tangled with financial transactions. In a lonely first-world society, such services might be salvation, even if they have a price tag. Continue Reading
The portrayal of women and beauty standards in the media
Throughout all of the time, women have been given unrealistic and impossible-to-reach beauty standards usually implicated by men. However, now more than ever, beauty standards have reached another level of non-viable, which we will have to live with. The beginning of the internet conflicted the lives of multiple women due Continue Reading
Boston Light Switch On
The Boston Christmas Festival 2024 is a festival running through the town of Boston. There will be a variety of entertainment over a 3-day period. The event will be from Friday 29th November to Sunday 1st December and will be free to attend as well as free parking in all Continue Reading