Ella and Caitlin McEwan, two sisters from Southampton, aged nine and sveen, want the McDonald’s and Burger King free gifts to be made from sustainable materials in order to help the environment. According to BBC news, they have gathered 400,000 signatures in their petition opposing the use of plastic toys in children’s meals. “We started thinking about the environment when we were [studying it] at school” Ella said. “I like to eat at McDonald’s and Burger King sometimes but I don’t like the toys – they’re really bad for the environment.” The two sisters have suggested the use of cardboard …
Did you know that Cheers, the legendary sitcom that debuted in the 80s, was almost cancelled after its first season? This is because it ranked seventy-fourth out of seventy-seven shows at the time; almost dead last. Yet, it went on to become highly rated, ranking in the top ten for eight out of its eleven seasons. It was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series for all eleven of its seasons on the air, and earned twenty-eight Primetime Emmy Awards, from 117 nominations. During its run, Cheers became one of the most popular television series of all time and has received critical acclaim …
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is not just one of the most crucial libraries in the Middle East, but it is also one of the major cultural centers in modern history. Located on the Mediterranean Shores in Alexandria, Egypt, it opened in 2002 and is an attempt to rejuvenate the virtuosity of the Library of Alexandria. The Library of Alexandria, which was established in around 250 BC, was located in Alexandria, Egypt, and was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The Library had acquired a large number of papyrus scrolls, with an estimated range of 40,000 …
Natalie Portman will be making a return to the MCU’s Thor franchise, but in a different role. She is known for portraying the character Jane Foster in the movies Avengers: Endgame (2019, Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor (2011). She did not appear in the 2017 movie Thor: Ragnarok. On Saturday, Marvel announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego that Portman would play the role of a female Thor in the fourth instalment of the franchise, titled Thor: Love and Thunder. The movie will be directed by Taika Waititi, and will also star Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. Marvel …
Over the course of my lifetime, I have been a huge fan of both Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen for their incredible music and their insightful, powerful poetry. Yet, there’s one musical giant, prominent since the 60s who remains one of the best songwriters of all time: Paul Simon. Though his music is usually more lighthearted in comparison to Dylan’s and Cohen’s songs (with a few exceptions like The Sound of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water), his lyrics still maintain various surfaces of meaning that require careful listening and contemplation. Some of his more upbeat, lighthearted songs such as …
