Seaspiracy is a documentary film that recently premiered on Netflix and is about the environmental impact fishing has on the world and on our seas. The film, starring and directed by British filmmaker Ali Tabrizi, attracted immediate attention from the international audience, and has left many discussing the topics highlighted. The one-and-a-half-hour feature plays out in a … [Read more...] about The whirlpool of attention surrounding Seaspiracy
Should Social Media companies allow people to post anonymously?
If there’s something that most people can agree on, it’s that social media has the potential to be an extremely harmful, if not dangerous place. That potential has even become a reality on several occasions. Some examples that immediately come to mind are the countless sketchy, (to put it lightly), subreddits, where people go by false names to discuss, what can be described as … [Read more...] about Should Social Media companies allow people to post anonymously?
Supports and Services Available to You: The Galway Rape Crisis Centre
*Trigger Warning- This piece discusses sexual harassment, assault/abuse and violence.* The conversation surrounding sexual harassment and violence against women has been steadily gaining traction since the beginning of lockdown last year. Headlines in relation to some form of brutality against women has gradually become a weekly occurrence and it is finally starting to be … [Read more...] about Supports and Services Available to You: The Galway Rape Crisis Centre
Will the anti-lockdown protests just extend the lockdown?
I think it is fair to say that the majority of the population is being extremely cautious and adhering to restrictions. Everyone with common sense knows what the situation is and why we have to isolate ourselves from each other, and if you don’t want to listen to what the politicians have to say, just listen to the medical professionals, people whose entire job and purpose is … [Read more...] about Will the anti-lockdown protests just extend the lockdown?