May and Foster meet as part of negotiations. Photo from BBC news. Just under a month ago, I wrote a piece commentating on the major parties for the recent General Election. Within that article I mentioned that “Northern Ireland, I’ll perhaps write on our political parties once we actually stop messing about and form aContinue reading “The DUP: what they stand for and why we should be worried.”
Monthly Archives: June 2017
The New Sixteen
It seems everyone has something to say about the dangers of social media and body confidence. The age at which many solidify their online presence is becoming younger as more teenagers feel stressed about the way their bodies look. Searching ‘teen + body image + social media’ online produces over fourteen million results; evidence ofContinue reading “The New Sixteen”
Today’s definition of art
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, art is ‘the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination’. The definition of art, however, has never been constant. Throughout history the definition has been repeatedly challenged and then redefined by artists. Modern artworks challenge the idea that art is not just the show of skill throughContinue reading “Today’s definition of art”