Salting the Ocean • 1st June 2026

Media Diaries - May '26

I am so glad to finally be able to get back to watching movies this month after my extended break towards the end of my degree.From The Devil Wears Prada 2, to Season 1 of Off Campus, to the truly diabolical drama happening on Summer House, May was a fantastic month in terms of new releases, and I caught up on a few exciting releases that I never got the change to watch.

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING ⚠️This post will contain spoilers, so if you haven’t already seen any of these, feel free to skip over that...

Huh? (Workshopping Name Still) • 20th February 2026

All Star Cheerleading, Varsity, and a Sport Stunted

So, you’ve come across the world of All Star Cheer through former New England Patriots and current UNC Football Head Coach, Bill Belichick, and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, who is part of an “adult coed cheerleading team” this season. Now you’ve fallen down a rabbit hole wondering what the sport is all about.

Huh? (Workshopping Name Still) • 5th November 2025

I went to ‘The Hunger Games On Stage’ in London so you don’t have to

When I heard about this earlier this year, I was skeptical. The Hunger Games was and remains one of my favourite series of all time, so I was nervous that a stage show wouldn’t do it justice, given the limitations that come with theatre versus something like a movie. The theatre is also a place for an intimate, up-close and personal experience with an actor, a character, or a universe, something that can’t be replicated on the screen. I hoped that they would step up to the occasion, take advant...

Huh? (Workshopping Name Still) • 15th September 2025

Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is the Franchise at its Best

In honour of RHOSLC S6 premiering, here’s why I think reality tv is well worth your eyeballs and time… ❄️

Huh? (Workshopping Name Still) • 26th August 2025

Published Fanfiction Has a Fundamental Problem

I started reading fanfiction at the peak of my Harry Potter obsession. I was 12, had finished the books, and all the movies had come out. There was nothing else to look forward to, and I was desperate for more content. Instead of doing what many other teens did—finding another book series and moving on—I found Tumblr and fanfiction.net.From there, fanfiction became part of my nightly routine, consuming my evenings as I hid under the covers after my bedtime, engrossed in the new adventures of my...

Medium • 14th March 2025

Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age

The internet has dramatically changed freedom of expression by expanding both the reach and speed with which people can share ideas and opinions and access information. It has empowered individuals who traditionally wouldn't have had a platform or proverbial 'soap box' to communicate beyond geographic, cultural, and political borders, allowing a diversity of voices and ideas to be given their time to shine.

However, the internet's impact on free speech worldwide has not been an exclusively posi...

N/A • 13th March 2025

Is the Nintendo Switch Lite Worth It? – A Few Months In

I have very recently started gaming as a hobby, mostly because my brother was getting rid of his old X-Box and I wasn’t bothered to invest any more time into finding something else to fill my time.

I very quickly understood the appeal of the e-gaming world, from the escapism and creative storytelling aspects to the fact that they can be used to connect with other like-minded folks, I found myself reaching for the X-Box when I wanted to disconnect and turn my brain off. I love to read, but somet...

Medium • 9th March 2025

Journalism & the First Amendment

The freedom of the press is probably one of the most fundamental and vital freedoms to any democracy around the world. Journalists and even civilians, when the occasion calls for it, sacrifice and work tirelessly to ensure that the most important stories of our time get told. The protection of free speech and a free press is vital to any and all functioning democracies, and shields like the First Amendment help journalists and outlets to investigate and inform the public, holding people in power...

Medium • 7th March 2025

My Productivity/ Knowledge Management System: A Guide from a Neurodivergent Person

When I first started my blog for school in June ‘23, one of the first posts I made, was about how I organise my life. I didn’t really know what I wanted to write about, but a comment I got often from my people was “How do you manage it all?”, and fair enough!Therefore, I’m revamping this article as my first Medium post!Since writing it in ‘23, I have tweaked my productivity system a little but it is still equally as effective, and it helps me keep my head on straight between college, my family,...