The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on consumer payment habits, affecting the payments sector through expediting transitions from cash to digital or electronic payment sources. Let that be through a sharp shift in purchasing towards online platforms, or credit cards being preferred as a method of payment over cash at physical stores; the change… Continue reading

I encountered the term ‘lumphood’ in 2016 when reading through ‘Substances and Universals in Aristotle’s Metaphysics’ by Theodore Scaltsas. Unfortunately the book provided no further insight into ‘lumphood’, and so I began sifting through various texts which also utilise the word ‘lump’. From Marx’s lumpenproletariat to Virginia Woolf’s short stories, from parenting books to Biblical… Continue reading

Nothing ruins your morning appetite faster than the stench of spoiled milk as you open the refrigerator door to prepare breakfast. Yet, a fresh glass of cold milk, a heaping scoop of colourful ice cream, or a hearty tub of fruit-filled yogurt are sure to satisfy even the pickiest palates. How do these mouthwatering delicacies… Continue reading