Since I got back from Greece this week, I thought I’d talk about some news stories about the Grecian part of Europe – or mostly, anyway. Armenian Culture in Turkey: From the Ashes The Armenian genocide comes up a few times in We Need to Talk About Kevin, which I read while I was away, and this story […]
Category: August 2013
Holiday Post 2013 #1: Literature Appreciation Post #3
Last year I did a list of books I was going to read on holiday, and I thought I’d do another. Incidentally, I published the To Kill a Mockingbird fan fiction just last week (this has been a great year for getting stuff done, huh). So, this year I’m reading: We Need to Talk About […]
So Apparently ‘Kit Kat’ Isn’t One Word
I’m not sure if the stomach ache I have has been induced by the Kit Kat that was put in my milkshake earlier (who even puts a Kit Kat in a milkshake? You put in chocolate when someone orders a chocolate shake, and a Kit Kat if they order a Kit Kat shake) or if it’s because my recent […]
A Moment of Holden Caulfield-Inspired Newspaper-Founded Moaning
This article is an interesting read, whether you’re a Government and Politics student or not. Okay, it’s mostly interesting if you’re a Politics student. Especially if, like me, you’ve had a teacher who taught the political parties topic with enough scepticism and class discussion that the students made up their own mind about which party […]