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Christmas: How To Understand The Grinches Out There

Remember when Christmas wasn’t all about advertising and trying to get people to buy as much as possible, as soon as possible? No, me neither... For as long as I’ve had enough bitterness in me to criticise the ...

10 Essential Packing Tips For A Winter Getaway

Travelling, whether you hate it or love it, we all have to face the daunting task of packing in preparation for a trip. Sometimes, not being sure of what to include in your travel bag is enough to make you ...

Blue Shirts For Girls, Pink Dresses For Boys

Fashion has seen many drastic changes through the years. Fashion trends differ from era to era but a trend that’s been around for centuries is the idea that clothes should be gender specific. Many argue that...

Wonder Woman And Women In Film

In 2016 being a nerd is desirable, comic books and memorabilia are raved about and the superhero industry is booming. Marvel and DC are pumping out movies at an alarming rate but a superhero who was sorely miss...

Trump Wins, Women Lose

On November 9th, we woke up to the news that Donald Trump had been elected the 45th President of the United States of America, leaving Hillary Clinton fans devastated in defeat. There are several reasons why th...

Election Night Diary: An Irish Girl In New York

Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 09/11/16 1a.m. She was leading when we left Manhattan, but it wasn’t a good lead, even an optimistic lead, but it was a lead. Tearing up Bedford Avenue toward a self-proclaimed ‘electi...

New York Recycling; The Big Rotten Apple

I didn’t understand, nor really care about the environmental crisis raging throughout the world until I landed in New York last month. Having diligently recycled for as long as I can remember at the behest of m...

10 Worst Things You Get When Trick-Or-Treating

Usually when you knock on someone's door demanding some of their consumable possessions, you'll be slapped up for attempted robbery; not so on the 31st of October. It has now become tradition to provide strange...