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Spotlight Entrepreneur: Aamina Jehangir

Spotlight Entrepreneur: Aamina Jehangir Ghausia Rashid Salam sits down with a young and enterprising baker; part philanthropist, part artist, Aamina Jehangir seems to have it all figured out. Aamina Jehangir tried her hand at baking for the first time as an unassuming 4 year-old. As she laughingly explains,...

Book Review: Atomised

Michel Houellebecq, Atomised (Les Particules élémentaires), translated by Frank Wynne Vintage, 2001, 379pages (Paperback) ISBN: 0-099-28336-0 Reviewed by Jacob Silkstone Judge any book by its back cover and you could be forgiven for thinking you’re about to read a work of inimitable,...

Film Review: Tower Heist

Cast & Credits Rated PG-13 Running time: 104 minutes Directed by Brett Ratner; written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson, based on a story by Griffin, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage; with Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni and Judd Hirsch Reviewed by Emma K....

Spotlight Artist – Emaan Mahmud

Have you always known you wanted to be a visual artist? Not really. Uptil O Levels I wanted to get into finance and then when I noticed my brain shutting down while studying accounting I thought maybe a career in Finance may not be the best option for me. When the time came to decide the major for college ,...

Editor’s Pick in Film – Restless

Film Review: Restless Cast & Credits Directed by Gus Van Sant; written by Jason Lew; music by Danny Elfan; with Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase, Shuyler Fisk and Jane Adams. Rated PG-13 for thematic and sensual elements. Running time: 91 minutes This unconventional film from Gus Van Sant (which...

Editor’s Pick in Film – Like Crazy

Like Crazy Cast & Credits Directed by Drake Doremus; written by Doremus and Ben York Jones; with Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley, Oliver Muirhead and Alex Kington. Rated PG-13 for content and strong language. Running time: 90 minutes.   Anton Yelchin who first hit...

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