News Politics Pop Culture Weird A school librarian cleverly trolled Boris Johnson in the best possible way by Mary Ali Boris Johnson’s press conference in a school library has been triumphed by a librarian’s clever placement of dystopian books behind him. Librarians have been typecast as old, boring, cranky, and…
Film and TV News Pop Culture World Joe Ruby, co-creator of ‘Scooby-Doo’, passes away aged 87 by Mary Ali American animator, writer, and the beloved co-creator of Scooby-Doo, Joe Ruby passed away this week at 87 from natural causes. It’s impossible to forget your adventures with the Scooby-Doo gang,…
Books News Christie Nieman’s ‘Where We Begin’ breathes new life into Australian Gothic by Mary Ali Australian Gothic is a style that’s tough to get right and Christie Nieman’s Where We Begin is perhaps the best YA rendition out there. Gothic literature is that perpetual form which…
Drugs News Cannabis addiction treatment has gone down in US states that legalised it by Mary Ali Colorado and Washington have seen a significant decrease in adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis addiction since the drug’s legalisation. Drug legalisation has been one of the most controversial debates of…
News Aquarium live cams have seen a staggering rise in traffic since lockdown by Mary Ali As it turns out, live streams from aquariums have been the thing that’s kept millions of people occupied during lockdown. Lockdown has left many people reaching for Netflix, books, and…
News Koalas lost 82% of their homes in the bushfires and logging hasn’t stopped by Mary Ali Barely six months after the devastating bushfires that ravaged Koala habitats, their homes are in even more danger thanks to deforestation. 2020 was heralded with the catastrophic Australian bushfires and…
Music LISTEN: Troye Sivan – ‘In A Dream’ by Mary Ali Troye Sivan has made headlines for being Australia’s musical LGBTQI+ icon, picked up by the likes of Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande. Sivan has just dropped an iso-made EP, In…
News Lego introduces braille bricks for visually impaired children by Mary Ali Lego has just released braille bricks, helping to teach blind and visually impaired children the braille alphabet and numbers in new and exciting ways. Lego has been there for us…
News Wholesome! Twins go viral for their reactions to classic rock songs by Mary Ali Ever wished you could hear rock classic In The Air Tonight for the first time again? Thanks to the viral videos of Timothy and Fred Williams, you now can. There’s…
News Here’s everything you need to know about ‘WAP’ by Mary Ali Since Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have released the absolute bombshell that is WAP, it’s firmly embedded itself in the world’s cultural consciousness – for more than one reason….
News A small Swiss town has been covered in chocolate snow following a Lindt factory malfunction by Mary Ali Every time it seems that 2020 is all doom and gloom, something glorious happens. Whether it’s Taylor Swift dropping a brand new surprise album or Jonathan Swan’s interview with Trump,…
Music LISTEN: Maya Hawke – ‘Blush’ by Mary Ali You may know Maya Hawke from her role as Robin in Stranger Things or as the love child of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. Either way, she’s making strides with…
News Boomers are experiencing history’s worst cognitive decline, study finds by Mary Ali A recent study has found that baby boomers have worse cognitive decline than any other previous generation, which is more concerning than you’d think. This month, a new study from…
