I am yet to see Crazy Rich Asians, a movie that has been hailed by celebrities such as Chrissy Teigan for FINALLY shining the limelight on a more diverse pool of talent. Ever since I heard about it, however, I was (and still am!) hugely excited to see the Little Red Dot that I called … Continue reading Crazy Rich Asians: Representation for the Little Red Dot (Guest blog)
Cosmopolitan magazine has made headlines other than its own recently, due to its remarkable cover of Tess Holliday, a plus sized model and social media influencer- famous for, among other things, being a front runner in the body positivity movement. As usual, it has taken me while to gather my own thoughts, and when I … Continue reading Celebrating women, celebrating difference: Tess Holliday’s cover of Cosmo
With a set that towers in equal amounts of splendour and simplicity, dancers that double as smooth moving stagehands and a cast that would rival the Tony winners that originally graced the Richard Rogers stage years ago, Hamilton was everything I expected it to be and more. I wish I could have come away with … Continue reading The Room Where It Happens
When we moved to Singapore in 2005, I must have cried every day for what feels like months. We moved into a house that my dads predecessor had lived in with his kids, and I remember my parents reassuring me that those kids had felt the exact same sadness when they moved to Singapore, but … Continue reading Saying goodbye to the Little Red Dot…
A female Doctor, a crazed President, pregnant Kardashians, engaged royals and a partridge in a pear tree- 2017 has been, I'm pleased to say, absolutely mad. 9 Greys Anatomy episodes, 5 solo One Direction albums, and one trip to a pig farm later I am pretty content with how this year has rounded off. This … Continue reading New Year, Same Me (Again)
With fugitive billionaires, six figure cash rewards and high school romances, the story begins an earnest mystery, with the sixteen year old protagonists OCD as an important subplot. Terrified that her identity is inseparable from her invasive, obsessive thoughts, Aza's beautifully implemented inner turmoil is a lesson to every reader in mental illness and the unique … Continue reading Review: All The Way Up for ‘Turtles All the Way Down’
The angry feminist in me has once again been stirred, this time by a Good Morning Britain clip from a couple of days ago, in which former Love Island contestant Kady McDermott is absolutely ripped to shreds for her decision to have sex during her time on the island. Having been asked to participate in the Christmas … Continue reading Guilty feminists and Love Island: In defence of Kady McDermott
At university, most people you meet will have a ‘thing’- from juggling to hockey to rowing to Quidditch, everyone is doing something, and for good reasons. After spending most of first term back pedalling out of auditions and reinvesting in my netball career (unsuccessfully), I finally found a place in Central Hall Musical Society when … Continue reading Finding a ‘thing’ at University
