Music LISTEN: The Chicks – ‘Gaslighter’ by Mary Ali The Chicks (fka The Dixie Chicks) have released their first album in over 14 years, Gaslighter. After being famously cast aside in 2003 for speaking out against Bush and conservative…
News Joanna Cole, author of ‘The Magic School Bus’, has passed away by Mary Ali The Magic School Bus was a series like no other. The shared joy that Ms Frizzle and her class brought its audience has yet to be matched by anything else….
News Canada’s joint police chiefs move to decriminalise drug possession for personal use by Mary Ali The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is imploring the government to decriminalise possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal consumption. Governments have been battling this war for…
News Under 30 years old? A study says the music you love now will “define the rest of your life” by Mary Ali The University of Westminster and City University of London recently undertook an experiment to analyse the impacts of music discovered between the ages of 10 and 30, otherwise known as…
News Victoria becomes the first state to establish a Truth and Justice Process for Indigenous Australians by Mary Ali This week, it was announced that the Victorian government had established a Truth and Justice Process that would “formally recognise historic wrongs and address ongoing justices for Aboriginal Victorians.” The…
News Everything you need to know about the recent conversion therapy discussion by Mary Ali If you’re not sure what it is, conversion therapy is a despicable practice that uses emotional and physical manipulation (abuse) to try and change an individual’s gender identity or sexual…
Books Lists News 5 of the best, most inclusive book clubs to join while you’re in quarantine by Mary Ali Before the pandemic, it seemed like books would become a thing of the past. We simply didn’t have enough time to curl up in bed with a good read because…
News TikTok is coming under fire due to security concerns, here’s what you need to know by Mary Ali TikTok, the alluringly addictive social media platform that teenagers and adults are obsessed with, has taken the world by storm. Its users have interfered with Trump’s comeback rally, they have…
News Remember the ‘S’ thing? Some dude just trademarked it by Mary Ali It seems that everyone still remembers the ‘S’ thing. That sneaky, graffiti-looking ‘S’ that school kids used to scribble in the pages of their workbooks, or on the whiteboard when…
News A colossal Black Lives Matter mural is being painted right in front of Trump Tower by Mary Ali For the last six months, bright and brilliant Black Lives Matter murals have decorated the streets, walls, and skies of our globe. This week, a new mural is being painted…
