Andrea Wright Senior Lecturer in Teaching and Learning Development Edge Hill University “Cult” is often indiscriminately applied to film and television. In Cult Movies (1981), film critic Danny Peary argued that it should be reserved for “special films which for one reason or another have been taken to heart by
Nilufar Ahmed Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, CPsychol, FHEA University of Bristol Snowmen, tables groaning with food and families having a wonderful time together – these are the images that probably pop into your head when you think of Christmas. In reality, feelings of loneliness are amplified for many over Christmas.
Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com globe.global Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a
Giles Gasper Durham University Giles Gasper’s main fields are in the history of medieval culture and religion: medieval science and natural phenomena; the making of medieval theology and the understanding of creation; monastic life; the influence of classical and patristic thinkers on later centuries; and medieval food and drink.
Kelly Allen MAPS FCEDP psychlopaedia.org Dr Kelly Allen MAPS FCEDP is an award-winning educational and developmental psychologist, academic and researcher with experience in early childhood, early intervention, primary school, and secondary school settings. How children and their families benefit psychologically from seasonal traditions Each year at Christmas a
CJ Hopkins cjhopkins.substack.com Novelist, playwright, political satirist Well, it has been quite a year, 2022. I’m officially dubbing it “The Year of the Gaslighter.” I was going to dub it “The Year of the Mother of All Mindfucking Global-Capitalist Gaslighters,” but that seemed like a mouthful,
Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker, Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute, is an economist and author. He has written 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He writes a daily column on economics at The Epoch Times,
Leticia Fanucchi Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Oklahoma State University During the holidays, it’s typical for people to indulge in special foods. Being a pet owner myself, I know that many pet parents want to give their fur babies special treats as well. As a veterinarian and
Ausma Bernot PhD Candidate, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Griffith University A group of researchers studied 15 months of human mobility movement data taken from 1.5 million people and concluded that just four points in space and time were sufficient to identify 95% of them, even when the
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz At a Press conference at the Beehive this morning Prime Minister Ardern released the new cabinet and ministerial line-up for next year. “As we expect that this will be the last Labour Government for at least the next 30 years, or perhaps ever, we’
Chris Wood Conserve New Zealand blog.gracefool.com Only 28% of Kiwis think the country is headed in the right direction – a record low. Only 18% think economic conditions will be better in a year. There are many reasons why; such as the rapidly increasing cost of living and major
Carolyn Kuranz Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering University of Michigan What happened in the fusion chamber? Fusion is a nuclear reaction that combines two atoms to create one or more new atoms with slightly less total mass. The difference in mass is released as energy, as described by Einstein’s
Daniel Merino Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast Nehal El-Hadi Science + Technology Editor The Conversation If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy
Jonathan Turley ronpaulinstitute.org Republished with permission from JonathanTurley.org. Despite my support for Elon Musk’s continuing efforts to reduce censorship and restore free speech protections on Twitter, I have been critical of some of his moves from his use of polls on restoring certain posters to the suspensions
Michael Senger brownstone.org Michael P Senger is an attorney and author of Snake Oil: How Xi Jinping Shut Down the World. He has been researching the influence of the Chinese Communist Party on the world’s response to Covid-19 since March 2020 and previously authored China’s Global
William Hartung ronpaulinstitute.org William Hartung is a defence analyst and covers the economics of Pentagon spending. If Congress has its way, funding for the Department of Defense and related work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy will reach more than $850 billion in Fiscal Year 2023, far
