There seems to be a lot of stuff flying around at the moment about what the Noughties will be remembered for. What has happened in the last decade that will make it stand out from other decades? Well…
In general:
9/11?
The ‘War on Terror’ (i.e. two unjustified unending wars)?
America’s first black President?
Iran’s disputed elections?
The Large Hadron Collider?
The [...]

I’ve been wanting to write something about the rise in horrific acid attacks for some time but it’s just so difficult. The stories I read are heart-breaking. One particular story I read today is about an Iranian woman called Ameneh Bahrami, a victim of a vicious acid attack in 2004.
In all honesty though I don’t [...]

Now really is it worth all the fuss? Ten Oscar nominations? Four Golden Globes? The ‘best ensemble cast’ at the SAG awards? Probably. It’s a good film. It’s difficult not to be drawn in by the romance of the film or the beautiful cinematography, yet categorising a film depicting extreme poverty, religious riots, death, modern [...]

Its been a while – A long while.
I spent August in India having the time of my life. I ignored the real World for a whole four weeks. I’ve been home a week and still not been able to pick up a paper or watch the news. I’m sat on my ass waiting for uni [...]

So in three weeks time I’ll be arriving in Mumbai!
Eleven mintues, seven bombs, one hundred and eighty three dead and seven hundred and fourteen injured (so far ) - SHIT. This is bad bad news only four days after the anniversary of 7/7. Already fingers are pointing to Islamic militants and Muslim fundamentalists operating in [...]