Social Media, Brainwashing Children?
Social media has connected the world, but it’s also changing how kids think, act, and even see themselves through the use of their favourite celebrities or influencers. Growing Up with Technology Modern children have grown up with technology and social media and don’t know a life without technology. Some children/ Continue Reading
Snapchat enters its teenage years!
Snapchat recently celebrated its 13th birthday, the same age you must be to use this platform. Within Snapchat, many things appear to children for them to do, hence the popularity of Snapchat. There are features such as the camera, which has filters that are frequently used, stories, which can be Continue Reading
Social Media Doomscrolling: The Damage
Many people use social media daily, ranging from Facebook (the most prominent social media app) to Discord (one of the smallest). Still, all social media have their advantages and disadvantages. Some mental issues can also be raised throughout these media, with how people compare themselves to others being a primary Continue Reading
Mean Girls 2024 Review – Movie vs Musical
[CONTAINS SPOILERS] The elephant in the room is that this movie has been criticized… a lot. The most prolific criticisms include the change in the style of the instrumentation in the music (compared with the Broadway musical) and the apparent redundancy of another ‘remake’, after the musical adaptation, as well Continue Reading
Yeti, Nessie & The Kraken
Stories of mythical creatures never fail to emerge. Most global folk law describes beasts with implausible body features that make them hard to believe – but which spark curiosity in us all. The evidence provided by the creator of these ‘myths’ is often vague and open to interpretation. A multitude Continue Reading
Satire or Serious?
Do the effects of Andrew Tate on young boys need to be taken more seriously?Andrew Tate has fairly recently grown a wide amount of popularity due to his misogynistic views and specifically the effect it is having on young boys with access to his content. Andrew Tate is a 35-year-old Continue Reading
Anxiety: Social Media & School – which is worse?
As you’re reading this, 85.55% (according to Statista and World Bank) of the UK use social media but what does that do to their mental health? Same goes for school and homework, what can we do to protect the mental health of this nation? Read on as we discuss the Continue Reading