Stay informed with the latest headlines, breaking stories, and in depth coverage.
Donald Trump is an American businessman, media personality, and politician who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017-2021. Known for his real estate empire, reality TV show 'The Apprentice', and controversial political career, Trump remains one of the most polarizing figures in American politics.
2 min(s) read
Celebrities have always done sponsorship deals or starred in advertisements across billboards and television commercial slots. But in the age of the internet, it has only become more ubiquitous. Even relatively unknown Instagram models, YouTube channels and podcasts have their sponsors to keep their bills paid. And that means there…
3 min(s) read
A weapons test ordered by North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un, has just been confirmed by the country's state news as a "perfect success". The weapon is believed to be a hydrogen bomb made for use in an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile), and could have catastrophic consequences if used in warfare.…
3 min(s) read
There's practically no way you can be alive in 2017 and not know who Donald Trump is. And if you do know him, then you now about the wall between Mexico and the United States that he has been talking about for what feels like years now. Back when the…
3 min(s) read
If you got elected as a mayor of a city or town, what would you do? As far as I can tell, being a mayor is sort of like being the president, except the smaller scale means your numerous screw-ups are less pronounced. Going by the world of fictional city…
3 min(s) read
On Sunday October 1st, almost 600 people at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival were the victims of the deadliest shooting in US history. At least 58 of those shot were killed, and a further 527 were wounded, some of them severely. The terrorist behind these heinous actions, Stephen Paddock,…
2 min(s) read
As we teeter ever closer to existential disaster on the Korean peninsula, the events of recent days make for grim reading. This year has been characterised thus far by the fraught relations between the United States and North Korea - if one can even describe near constant barbs of bombastic…
3 min(s) read
On Sunday evening in Las Vegas, tragedy struck. Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old man from Nevada, committed unthinkable acts of murder and violence when he killed at least 59 people and wounded more than 500 others in a terror attack. The onslaught began after 10pm local time, during the Route 91…
3 min(s) read
Hurricane Harvey has caused unprecedented scenes in Houston, Texas. The tempest has wrought striking changes to the normal landscape, and it is believed that at least 11 people have died as a result. In the wake of the terrible flooding, celebrities have been pledging their support for those affected; famous faces including The…
3 min(s) read
They say that actions speak louder than words, and that certainly seems to be something Jay-Z believes in. While 'Hov' is more famous for being a wordsmith and the most successful rapper of all time, it was his clothing that set chins wagging on Saturday night, rather than his lyrics.…
3 min(s) read
Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in an attempt to formally begin the process of banning transgender individuals from serving in the United States military. This came just one month after he posted a series of tweets stating his intention to do so. In the final poorly-worded…
2 min(s) read
2017 hasn't been exactly kind to the Kardashian/ Jenner clan thus far. Though that might seem a strange thing to say about one of the world's most famous and influential families, the Kardashian/Jenner's have been on the receiving end of a not inconsiderable amount of negative press this year. Things…
4 min(s) read
Why do we go on social media? That's the million dollar question these days. Whereas before, logging onto Facebook or Instagram used to be a relaxing detour into the online world, nowadays it's rife with stress at every twist and turn. Why, you ask? It can all be put down…
3 min(s) read
Do you remember back in January, when Meryl Streep gave her heartfelt speech about how Trump is a bad person, and it stopped Trump dead in his tracks and Republicans stopped supporting him? Yeah, me neither. For whatever reason, celebrity endorsements seemed to go belly-up in America for the Trump-Hillary…
3 min(s) read
Everyone is familiar with the concept of trick questions, but I also think there are trap questions. It's no secret that if you ask the wrong question, you will receive the wrong answer. So much of solving life's entangled chains of grace and karma is simply understanding which questions are…
3 min(s) read
Jeff Bezos, the brain behind Amazon.com, owns top media companies like The Washington Post, top food companies like Whole Foods, and can sell you virtually any entertainment, from books to streaming television, that your heart desires. With tendrils in media, food and retail, Amazon resembles a grand sky-octopus suspended over…
3 min(s) read
Caitlyn Jenner landed herself in some hot water on Saturday night after she was confronted by a trans woman over her continued support of Donald Trump despite his seemingly "anti-trans" stance. The reality star, 67, was attending the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles when she was confronted by an angry…
3 min(s) read
It's only logical that prolific writer and wizard enthusiast J.K. Rowling would be fairly good at Twitter. But where she would usually have thousands of words to play with, here she has only 140 characters. Yet she has managed to master the medium and bring some level-headedness to the largely unregulated…
3 min(s) read
Among the world's royal families, perhaps the Saudis are the most difficult to swallow. Last year, Saudi Arabia executed 150 people by beheading, many of them open for public viewing. The country's number of beheadings has swelled since 2014, around the same time that the nation opened a US-backed covert…
