Flashbacks to ’93: Benny and Joon

Mental illness has, over the past few years, become more understood and easier to admit to. I’ve suffered with it myself (anxiety and depression) and know many other people who have or had their own struggles with various forms of mental illness. How movies deal with mental illness still often leaves much to be desired, and that was at least as true, if not more so, back in 1993. Benny (Aidan Quinn) and Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson) are brother and...

How to Make: Jackfruit Tacos

With over 1.5 million followers, BOSH! is the world’s largest and fastest-growing channel dedicated to vegan cookery. Founded in 2016 by school friends Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, BOSH!’s exponential success has lead the the publication of a vegan cook book (launched last week, April 19th), comprising 140 recipes for all-plant versions of classic dishes. Considering themselves ‘food remixers’, each of the pair’s recipes are free from meat, eggs and dairy, but full of flavour. Our mission is to make...

Major Types of Audit Engagements

Audits involve the systematic and independent examination of an organization's statutory records, documents, vouchers, and book of accounts. Typically, audits seek to determine the extent to which an organization's financial and nonfinancial disclosures reflect its true position. During the audit, auditors attempt to ensure that a company's accounting books reflect are properly maintained as required by law. To meet the goals of corporate auditing, experts employ three discrete types of auditing methods. These are process, product, and system audits. Other...

David Grossman’s full moving speech to Palestinians and Israelis mourning together on Memorial Day

“Within the pain there is also breath, creation, doing good" - Israeli author David Grossman lost a son in the Lebanon War 2006. This is his moving address to 8,000 Israelis and Palestinians bridging the divide between them to mourn together their lost loved ones on Memorial Day. David Grossman is to be awarded the 2018 Israel Prize for Literature on Thursday. This week he addressed a unique event for for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families with an emotive speech...

The skeletons of Britain’s colonial past have resurfaced again

The skeletons of Britain’s past reared their ugly head this week following a series of race-related smears that smack of our dark colonial history. It was a cruelly timed twist of fate that saw Commonwealth leaders meet at the same time as the Windrush fiasco played out, but as British politicians back-pedalled over immigration policies reminiscent of Nazi Germany the dominions gathered to once again pledge their allegiance to an outdated regime in spite of all its shortcomings. Prince Charles,...

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