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In My Memories; Always and Forever
Source I guess this is a Part II to an essay I wrote a few months back; To All the Friends I’ve Loved Before (call it a sequel if you…
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The Comfort Catalogue
Asareel When the world around you is spinning around at a horrifyingly quick pace, all you need is a bit of cheese. That’s what I think, anyway. And to a…
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To All the Friends I’ve Loved Before
Why wasn’t friendship as good as a relationship? Why wasn’t it even better? It remains the one relation not bound by law, blood or money – but an unspoken agreement…
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An Isolation of Intentions: The Villain’s Version
Why are villains so much more exciting compared to heroes? They have backstories and depth, character and intense imaginations. Most importantly, they are flawed, which makes them all the more…
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Yay or Nay: Dark Humour
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It’s Best Served Cold: The Portrayal of Revenge in Today’s Media
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The following article contains heavy spoilers for all the films, video games, and books that will be talked about.
Revenge. Wouldn’t we love to see it?
The bad guy gets obliterated by the good guy for what he has done, now roll the credits and walk out of the theatre with that satisfied feeling in your chest. Well, there is a lot more that goes beyond just the “You’re going to pay for it, just you wait” nature of revenge, and you will see that down below.
Here we will be taking a look at films, video games, and a book that features revenge, and we will see what exactly makes them so good, complex and thought-provoking.
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In Books: The Rainbow Era of LGBTQ+ Love
We’ve had the star-crossed lovers of District 12; Katniss and Peeta from The Hunger Games. We’ve had the tragic love story of two cancer-stricken teens; Augustus and Hazel from The Fault in Our Stars. We’ve even had the tension-filled confused romance of Hermione and Ron from The Harry Potter series.
But all of these stories revolve around straight romances causing many queer readers to feel underrepresented in their favourite books (I, Asareel, would have given my right arm and a cheese toastie to read Harry and Draco snogging in the loo – Drarry was real and no one can tell me otherwise).
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Epic Women In History
From the brides of King Henry VIII to historical figures that changed the world, here’s a tribute to some of the most badass women of all time …