In Life, Charlotte Brontë puts forth man’s never-ending discontent for life’s downs in three wholesome, imagery-packed stanzas. She focuses on (mainly) three, intertwining ideas throughout her poem: the first being that the hardships we face are temporary and result in better things, the…
After Robert Mugabe, Jacob Zuma all eyes are on Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni: how long can we let him cling to power? For more than 32 years Uganda has endured horror upon horror at the hands of the democratically elected president: Museveni. Africa has…
When Mr. Marchant announced that the auditions for the upper school production were happening I knew I had to audition as it would be my last chance to ever act on the stage of the mousetrap theatre. I remember dragging my friend and…
Musicals are revolutionary to the theatrical arts today, even Shakespeare is still shaping literature and poetry, centuries after his time. Now, you must think Broadway musicals are just happy-go-lucky casts dramatically bursting out into song. (well, part of it is…) There’s much more…
Okay, so in this edition, I’m sharing with you the best recipe from the internet for my most favorite cake, which I have tried myself and the result was splendid. It is the only dessert I ever order anywhere I go. So here it…
As early as 250 A.D., the cocoa bean was used as money in the South American and Mexican civilisations, specifically the Aztecs and the Mayans. Peppers are spicy because of capsaicin, a chemical compound that tricks your sensory nerves causing a burning sensation…
A massive debate has been raging on the internet for years about which should be added first: milk, or cereal. I don’t think this is the problem. The real problem is the way we approach this debate. Why should we see everything as…
There she is, pathetic. An absolute waste of space, it was as if it could’ve been used for something better, something grander. But instead, we got this, a big grey blob. Its extended trunk elongates out of its puny face without fail. It’s…
Written by: Bomi Kim 7.2 & Heba Al-Hashimy 7.2 Directed by: Stephen Chbosky Genre: Drama/Family Written by: Jack Thorne, Steven Conrad, Stephen Chbosky Main Characters In ‘Wonder’ Jacob Tremblay as August Pullman Izabela Vidovic as Olivia Pullman Owen Wilson as Nate…
The Western Cape, Cape Town, is home to a third of the country’s police stations, where the most killings have been recorded and it's also home to South Africa’s longstanding murder capital, Manenberg. With rifles raised, police speed through the streets of Manenberg,…
You are not defined by your past failures, but rather by your efforts you put in to make up for it. Thank you to Ranna Kisswani for volunteering to speak about an experience we can all learn from. If you would like to…
