Absolute Shambles

'Paris is like a whore. From a distance she seems ravishing, you can't wait until you have her in your arms. And five minutes later you feel empty, disgusted with yourself. You feel tricked'- Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer , 1934 When my closest friend, Felix, told me that he was visiting another one of our friends in Paris over the Easter bank holiday weekend, I joked about letting me tag along. 10 minutes later, I was looking at buses over to the continent, a large grin on my face about the prospect of spending a weekend with good friends in a city that I have yet to fully explore. Even the thought of being surrounded by the French could not damper my mood, as my mind filled with thoughts of gazing upon the numerous landmarks that call the French capital their home. Paris embraces its history with open arms, with my curiosity peaked due to reading through Alistair Horne's Seven Ages of Paris . 'Excited' was a vast understatement. I do love a bit of cultu...

There's no point denying that, at some point in your life, you have cheated at something. Whether it's on a test or on your partner, you have found it overwhelming to resist the temptation of wondering away from the path of being honourable. For a child to cheat on a test is understandable, as they are still developing their moral compass and firmly believe that they can get away with it without facing any consequences (as long as they are subtle about it- speaking from experience here). When an adult cheats on anything, it is far worse. At this point in their lives, they should know what is right/wrong, and they are now subject to the broader laws of society, rather than being disciplined by the internal forces of the school. Adultery never usually ends well, and some more serious forms of cheating (such as tax evasion) leads to criminal records, hefty fines and prison. Cheating, at any level, is not worth it. This week, the world of sport was rocked by Cameron Bancroft (Aus...

When the PlayStation 4 came out in 2013, I watched on in envy as Ubisoft announced the latest instalment of Assassin's Creed , Unity , would only be available on the latest generation of consoles. Those left behind were given  Assassin's Creed:  Rogue , which was a decent enough offering due to its continued piratical theme and storyline revolving around an Assassin who grows tired of the Creed and decides to become an Assassin hunting, French killing pawn of the Templars. Yet years of curiosity (and the fact that Unity was the only instalment I had yet to play in the franchise) finally led me to purchasing it as it would keep me occupied as I continue my expulsion from employment. The old PS3 helped me through my teenage years, so when that passed away in 2014, a funeral had to be held. No jokes. Elton John sang 'Candle In The Wind' and everything I knew exactly what I was getting myself into; gameplay I had seen from all those years ago (2014, to be exact) showed...