Where Pop Culture Meets Political Insight
Heroism permeates our society, embodying traits like courage, selflessness, and virtue. We often encounter heroes in fiction. From high-octane, blockbuster movies to more grounded, slice-of-life TV shows, we find ourselves admiring an on-screen ‘hero’. Fictional heroes can either feel extraordinary or ordinary. The latter reminds us that any person in real life can be heroic. …
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It’s been a few weeks since Dune: Part Two – a continuation of 2021’s Dune – was released to global audiences. It is fair to say that the new movie has been a commercial success, already making over $500 million worldwide. Yet, the attention the film has captured is even more significant because of the…
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A recent podcast I listened to from The New Humanitarian talked about how science fiction can help us in finding solutions to the world’s greatest issues. The biggest takeaway for me revolved around the power of imagination. Before positive change can happen, you have to first imagine that it is possible. Granted, this does not…
The Hunger Games. The Last of Us. The Handmaid’s Tale. These stories have a few things in common. Each of them has crossed different realms of entertainment media, whether it be film, television, literature, or video games. One more important thing connects these examples – they are all dystopias. The dystopian genre goes beyond just…
In school, I remember being shown an old TV advert that encouraged people to be politically active in the UK. The main message was if you don’t do politics, there’s not much you do. That is as true for dealing with the cost of living as it is for getting rid of potholes, or having…
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