Are you overexposed on the Internet? Photo: love Maegan/flickr BY SIMON EDDS Despite almost all of my friends jumping on board, it wasn’t until early 2008 that I finally joined Facebook (and after reviewing my first few posts, I didn’t enjoy the experience very much). But sure enough, as my list of friends […]
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Reel loss
By David Hickey Film is dead. Almost. Not the art form itself. The cinema experience is still going strong with box-office records constantly under threat and the race for this year’s best picture Oscar one of the most hotly-contested in recent memory. The issue at hand is the future of those long black reels. After […]
Microsoft takes a bite at Apple
By Nick Cavaretta Microsoft has released their next generation operating system, Windows 8, to the public. Technology magazines and websites are pushing mixed reviews whilst the hacking community is pushing for a working activation crack.
Wonders by the Sea
VPOPR offers a photographic journey through this year’s Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. Click on the slideshow below to see her photos.
Pass the coffee … studying with kids
STORY AND PHOTOS BY VPOPR Nerves of steel, childcare, military precision organisation and coffee – lots and lots of coffee – are just some of the aids I use to study with three children under the age of four. There have been skirmishes, illnesses, hospital visits and sleepless nights that have threatened to […]
When power takes life
BY BAWER EKINCI Life becomes resistance to power when power takes life as its object -Deleuze Approximately 1000 Kurdish political prisoners across Turkey have been on an indefinite hunger strike for the last 44 days, demanding freedom for imprisoned Kurdish leader Mr Abdullah Ocalan and the right to use Kurdish language in the public […]
Podcast: Are you addicted to Facebook?
Addicted to Facebook? Illustration: Stanislav Petrov/deviantart Join The Triangle’s Luke “Moonshaker”, Ray Ray and Antoni as they discuss the Facebook experience: everything from addiction and lying about birthdays to the most effective way to get robbed, thanks to one of the biggest social media networks today. The Triangle tries to unravel the mysteries of […]
Choosing the hijab
BY CLAUDIA RUSMAN We live in a nation where multiculturalism comes into place and different cultures, religion and faith come into practice. In a world where Islam is the fastest growing religion, different perceptions are made, especially in our mass media. Throughout the years there has been a focus of different perceptions of Muslim women […]
Natalie’s Story
BY SHANNON LUXFORD Natalie West is like glue. She holds others together without any concern for herself. What she went through is something no person should have to go through. She describes it in an email as “a horrible reality to bullying and depression, whereby one cannot cope any longer and finds the only way to […]
Like me … plea$e
In our first-ever STM podcast, NICK CAVARRETTA broaches the subject of bands buying facebook likes with Chris Penney from Glitter Canyon, who bought 1000 likes for his band’s page, and Matthew Carpenter from GetWithSocial.com, who sells facebook likes to anyone who is willing to pay for them. This is a common practice, but who is […]