Is it wrong to use the expression ‘women and children’ when reporting on disasters or war zones?
![Media representation of women in conflict is problematic, writes Vieira [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201472103236828734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Is it wrong to use the expression ‘women and children’ when reporting on disasters or war zones?
![Media representation of women in conflict is problematic, writes Vieira [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201472103236828734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The rebel fervour of the new Hollywood film is unlikely to last longer than its theatre screening.
!["Sure, we root for the oppressed, while sipping soft drinks and eating popcorn in the comfort of our movie theatres," writes the author [Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013121114741922734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Literature breaks the continuum of the everyday and makes us stop and think, notes Vieira.

The popularity of The Hobbit and other prequels makes us reflect upon the reasons why this film genre is so attractive.

Is ‘Skyfall’ telling us that, like Bond, Europe should to go back to its roots for regeneration?

Unlike fatalists, tragic heroes do not give up in the face of fate; rather, they act against all odds, write authors.

Inanimate objects may communicate a meaning or intent through their juxtaposition with other objects, and with us.
