The 25th of May marks exactly three hundred and sixty-five days since the tragic and traumatising death of George Floyd. The impact of his death still reverberates today, rightfully so, and it is important we embrace its significance and pay our respects.
It would be safe to say that, if you have survived this far, you probably would have seen one of the twenty-three Pixar feature films in your life. I’m sure I’m not the only one who still gets excited from a new trailer from the famous animation studio. So, what’s their story?
In September 2006, users of Facebook awoke to the software update which would forever change the way we interact with the internet: the News Feed. This is precisely the software that is incorporated into every media platform we use today, where new activity from users is exhibited chronologically on our home page. It may not seem so extraordinary to our generation, but prior to the update, there was hardly anything ‘social’ about social networking.
Have a flick through this week’s top stories, curated by Caroline Young
Across the world, governments intervene in many aspects of people’s lives, in a way in which individuals simply may not; they can collect taxes, draft people into the military and decide upon what is illegal and what is not. Governments intervene in society, the economy, in both domestic and international affairs. Yet the question remains: are such actions ever justified? In this essay I will argue yes, despite more libertarian arguments against government intervention, we can most certainly justify it.
