From BRIT rising star Myles Smith to Ethel Cain’s cult following, we explore how post-industrial gloom is driving young people back to music’s original counter-culture
Aug 28, 2025
Celine Song’s new film Materialists has been sneeringly described as ‘broke man propaganda’. Why is it still permissible to be so cruel to men who are poor?
Aug 14, 2025
Elon Musk has stumbled across Vine’s video archive, once believed to be deleted forever – what can it tell us about the state of social media today?
Aug 07, 2025
The 27-year-old actor seems keen to show she’s in on the joke – but is she playing a losing game?
Jul 31, 2025
The artificial intelligence agency behind a controversial new ad claims the technology is not advanced enough to create plus-size models. Really?
Why do we act like influencers, even when we’re not getting paid?
Since the Online Safety Act was implemented earlier this week, people have been blocked from accessing vital information about Palestine, sexual health, transitioning, self-harm... and labubus
Jul 30, 2025
People in the UK will now be asked to submit proof of age when trying to view NSFW content online, to make the internet safer for children. Will it work?
Jul 28, 2025
A new TikTok trend has sparked discussions about what constitutes ‘the bare minimum’ in straight relationships — and exposed how insane our standards have become
Jul 22, 2025
It may be bad, but it’s not a crime
Lowering the voting age shifts power towards the future, and to the people who’ll actually have to live in it
Jul 17, 2025
As the women of the show are once again ridiculed for their use of filler and Botox, we revisit Halima Jibril’s exploration of whether there’s any value in mocking young people caught in the plastic surgery industrial complex
‘By day, the city bustles with suits and stocks. By night, it’s reborn as a pulsating rave arena’
Jul 15, 2025
In recent years, positive male role models have been touted as a means of saving young boys from the clutches of misogynistic influencers. But can ‘good men’ really fix misogyny?
Jul 08, 2025
We went to see the singer at London’s Wembley Stadium and found ourselves asking: is she the greatest living woman?
Jul 07, 2025
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