Ever since #45 took up residence in the White House, people have been waiting for 6 November, 2018 and the midterms, where ‘the people’ could…
Great Minds And Thinkers Posts
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Posted in Media Spotlight, and Television Reviews
Based on the 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, the recent mini series of Picnic at Hanging Rock, delivers some well needed drama that has been lacking…
Inside Justice ~ The Glyn Razzell Case
Posted in Justice, Spotlight on Humanity, and Television Reviews
Having studied criminal law and in particular miscarriages of justice, I was interested in the work of ‘Inside Justice’ which is similar to the ‘Innocence…
Halfway through 2018
Posted in From The Editor's Perspective, and World Affairs
It’s June and we’re halfway through the year and I’m going to reflect on some of the stories that I have highlighted and see what…
The Handmaid’s Tale ~ Season 1 and Season 2 (so far) Review
Posted in Book Reviews, Media Spotlight, and Television Reviews
Based on the dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale follows Offred (real name June Osborn) who is forced to become a Handmaid in…
A Weekend With A ‘Remain’ Voter
Posted in Business and Law, and World Affairs
I’ve always been the odd one out since my school days; I was the one that teachers liked because I did well and it made…
Are You A Chain Restaurant Snob?
Posted in Society and Morals, and Spotlight on Food
What goes through your mind when you hear the immortal words of, “Let’s go to the Olive Garden because Aunt Betty likes it,” or “I’ve…
April showers are strange in that they come and go so randomly while the sun shines, and the air is humid. I sit here and…
Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy ~ An Overview
Posted in Book Reviews, and Philosophy
The mere mention of a Russian novel immediately conjures up images of doom and gloom, serfdom, countless unpronounceable aristocratic names and titles, and copious amounts…
Today is International Women’s Day, and as a female I should be excited or at least enthusiastic, yet I’m not. I’m an advocate for justice…