
Based on Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 young adult novel, Netflix’s adaptation of Uglies is relatively simple. In a dystopian future three hundred years from now, the government funds everything, including the mandated extreme cosmetic surgery everyone receives at the age of 16, transforming them from an ‘Ugly’ into a ‘Pretty’. Both the book and the film…
It cannot be denied that many people have developed an increased interest in the British royal family and royal history since the debut of Netflix’s The Crown. While that series definitely is not a documentary, here are some which may be of interest if you wish to find out more about how rich royal history…

“Democracy is so overrated” With not too much due respect to Frank Underwood, I disagree with that statement, but I chose that quote of his to start out this piece because it sums up what made House of Cards so perfectly rated, especially in a world already saturated with searing commentaries on US political culture…