23/1
The prison community coined the term 23/1, to describe the schedule of inmates spending 23 hours of cell time and 1 hour outside confinement. Prolonged periods of isolation such as ‘23 and 1’ vary depending on the facility and circumstance. However, prisoners generally spend most of their time locked up Continue Reading
Phone Call Privilege
Typically, inmates are allowed 2 phone calls per week and limited to 30 minutes in the US. However in the UK, depending on the institution, an inmate has a general access to phones two hours each day and 10 minutes at a time. The contact is used to connect with Continue Reading
Behind the Curtain
‘Dance Moms’ is a reality television show in which young dancers are trained by Abby Lee Miller to go to a competition every weekend. Strictly Come Dancing is a competition show where celebrities get paired up with professional dancers and perform a duet. Akram Khan is a dancer and choreographer Continue Reading
Women In Sports
Sport was popular from the start. In ancient history, which began around 7000 BC, it was in Greece where sport was first introduced formally and became the first Olympic Games that they celebrated every 4 years, and this still continues today. Within ancient Greece, women had their own olympic games Continue Reading
Brick (2005) – Film Review
Brick is an extremely clever neo-noir indie film, written and directed by Rian Johnson set in an American high school in the small hometown of Johnson San Clemente. The film begins abruptly with no introduction, leaving a viewer completely in the dark when protagonist Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is shown Continue Reading
Princess of Wales: Cancer Diagnosis
The Royal Family is known as a very well respected and tolerated family. On the 22nd of March, Princess of Wales; Catherine, known as Kate, went on a live broadcast and told us [the public] something that would finally debunk fake rumours. At 20:22, the Princess told us that she was having ongoing Continue Reading
Citizenship Amendment Act
On Monday 11 March, the Indian government announced rules of a citizenship law that excludesMuslims. This anti-muslim law has previously caused much controversy, but will they go throughwith it now? The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) provides an easy path to citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs,Christians, Parsis, Buddhists and Jains who fled Continue Reading
Nye: What’s The Deal?
In the wake of the new play Nye which stars Michael Sheen as Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, the big question is what is the deal? Why is this so important? Aneurin Bevan was the minister of heath for the labour party of 1945 and he was the man who gave the Continue Reading
Headline Acts WWWY FEST
On the 19 th of October 2024, the annual when we were young festival will beunderway in Las Vegas. A huge line up of at least 53 of your favourite 2000’s,emo alternative bands will be playing there most popular albums. For the 3 rd year in a row, My Chemical Continue Reading
Guts world tour: what actually happens behind the scenes?
Guts world tour: what actually happens behind the scenes? Olivia Rodrigo has officially begun her ‘GUTS’ world tour which started on the 23rd of February 2024 in Palm Springs, California according to The Cosmopolitan and is due to finish on the 14th of August in Los Angeles 2024. But what Continue Reading