Category: Cultural Trends
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Why Teaching these ‘‘Controversial’’ Subjects in Depth at Public School is Essential not Elective
By Shaan Khan Subjects today that are labelled controversial have been chewed up and spit right out of the social media machine through political rhetoric and social commentary; these sensitive topics have been handed to influencers and politicians pushing a bias and seeking power and fame. The lack of sensible discourse has undermined these important…
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Why Naturopathic and Alternative Medicine has seen a Large Spike in the Last Two Years
By Shaan Khan It’s without question society is greatly dependent on mainstream medicine seeing as the pharmaceutical industry had a total revenue of $1.7 trillion USD worldwide in 2020. The COVID-19 Pandemic drastically accelerated revenue for the sheer amount of infection rates and vaccine mandates globally. Yet, the Pandemic has also had the opposite effect. It…
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Why Millennial and Gen Z Women are up to 2x More Likely to be ‘‘Child-free by Choice’’ than Previous Generations
By Shaan Khan A recent report from The Guardian that’s captured many people’s attention, was that more than half of women in the UK born in 1990 had no children by the age of 30—this lack of births is at its highest since the 40s after world war 2. Birth rates are declining all over the Western…
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The Top 5 Most Successful Talk Shows of 2021
By Shaan Khan The world of talk shows was shaken up in 2021 with surprising shifts in popularity. Almost every Talk Show has moved in ranking, with some of the previously popular shows struggling to even make the top 5 list anymore! Here are the productions and hosts averaging millions of viewers throughout 2021, and…
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The Top 5 Highest Grossing Young Adult Book Series of the Millennium
By Shaan Khan When it comes to books, nothing quite tops the popularity of the Young Adult genre (YA). Entering the millennium was arguably the start of the golden era for YA, with some of the highest sold books on record had come from this timespan, and sales would increase by twofold in the following decade. So…
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5 Reasons Anna Wintour Revolutionised the Fashion Industry
By Shaan Khan Anna Wintour is arguably a cornerstone of modern fashion. Through introducing nuanced ideas and strategies around fashion media that transformed the cultural landscape. Also, becoming one of the most significant power players in the industry by earning herself the top editorial roles for the biggest fashion publications in the world—Vogue and Conde…
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5 Celebrity Fashion Icons and Their Personal Styles
By Shaan Khan For fashion to evolve, you need certain people to think outside of the box with a passion for how they express themselves uniquely. For some onlookers, it’s a hit or miss, where they either hate or love an individual’s unique fashion statements. Then there are others like me, who care more about…
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Cats vs Dogs: Which Pet is Right for You?
By Shaan Khan Pet ownership is on the rise, with cats and dogs being the highest in demand. In the US alone, 70% of households were reported as owning a pet; that’s a 14% increase in the past 30 years! Across the pond, there’s no slowing down either, with 3.2 million homes in the UK having acquired pets since…
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Ideas for Family Weekend Activities
By Shaan Khan Sadly for some, the idea of a family weekend activity is accommodated with anxiety. Worrying about impatience and the classic line of ‘are we there yet?’. Can’t forget the kids temper tantrums if they’re not having fun. Nor the arguments that can kill the mood in a heartbeat. Oh, and last but…
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The Formula to a Long-Lasting Relationship (2021)
By Shaan Khan So, you found the one at a Starbucks, maybe grabbed hold of the same book in a library or matched on a dating app where you both ticked all the right boxes for compatibility. Whether serendipitous or carefully selected, the next step is to make your relationship last. Like any great military…
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