Tag: News
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Celebrating the life and legacy of George Michael!
Our generation has grown up hearing his voice and on what would’ve been his 60th birthday, we’re reminded of the legacy he’s left behind.
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Our Take on Awards Season 2023!
We celebrate the winners of this 2023 awards season!
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Angela Bassett wins the Golden Globe for ‘Best Supporting Actress’
Stella Lau celebrates Angela Bassett’s history-making win at the Golden globes 2023
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Ruth E. Carter wins the Academy Award for ‘Best Costume Design’
Stella Lau celebrates costume designer Ruth E. Carter’s win at the Oscars 95th Academy Awards Show
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Nostalgic News: The Hunger Games turns 15!
Holly Allwright celebrates 15 years of The Hunger Games
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Nostalgic News: Adele’s ‘19’ Turns 15!
The glory of Adele begins with ‘19’. Her debut studio album, named after the age she was during its production and release, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Winning a Grammy earlier this month for Best Pop Solo Performance for ‘Easy on Me’ amongst incredible competition from artists such as Doja Cat (‘Woman’), Lizzo (‘About […]
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Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness was released 30 years ago!
Thirty years ago, the third part of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy opened to wide release, in a radically different style from the previous films. Army of Darkness is set in the Middle Ages, where Bruce Campbell’s eternally suffering Ash Williams must become a hero to defend against an army of the undead, brought to […]
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Nostalgic News: Normal People by Sally Rooney Turns 5!
A contemporary classic, Normal People was published five years ago in August of 2018 as the second novel by Irish novelist Sally Rooney. It quickly took the world by storm having now sold more than one million copies worldwide in 46 different languages on top of the creation of the award-winning television series of the […]
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Nostalgic News: Allegiant by Veronica Roth Turns 10!
As the finale to a massively popular YA dystopian trilogy (Divergent), Allegiant by Veronica Roth will always hold a special place in my heart. I think we can all agree this book is heart-shattering, frustrating and cruel — but in the best way. The present-tense, first-person narrative makes you feel as though you are right […]
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Nostalgic News: Duran Duran’s ‘Duran Duran’ Turns thirty!
Known as ‘The Wedding Album’ by many fans, both due to its cover featuring the wedding photos of the band members’ parents, and to avoid confusion with their 1981 debut album of the same title, 1993’s Duran Duran was a comeback album for a band that many believed had peaked in the 1980s. Following […]
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Nostalgic News: House of Cards was released 10 years ago!
“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 […]
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Nostalgic News: 27 Dresses Turns 15 Years old!
Have you ever heard the phrase always a bridesmaid and never the bride? Well, this is a film dedicated to these women. 27 Dresses follows social butterfly Jane as she navigates the wedding season. A friend to so many, Jane finds herself as a bridesmaid at wedding after wedding. But the best thing about being […]
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Doctor Who: The Three Doctor’s was released 50 years ago!
In today’s pop culture-dominated landscape where crossovers and role reprisals are part of every fandom’s dreams come true, it is truly hard to comprehend how novel and daring the idea was back in 1973 when the BBC decided to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Doctor Who by bringing together Jon Pertwee’s incumbent with his two […]
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Series One of ‘Derry Girls’ was released five years ago!
Watching Derry Girls feels like a warm hug. It is one of the funniest, most sentimental programmes I’ve ever seen, and when it ended last year, I put off watching the finale episode because I just couldn’t bear the thought of my life without the girls (which includes James of course!) But let’s think instead […]