We now live in a time where the term βmicrotrendβ doesnβt suffice to describe the short lifespan of social media trends. βNew year, new usβ right? And with that, new conversations online about how weβll improve our unique style and find our identities this year.Β But are we truly trying to...
Nikki Glaserβs Golden Globes paycheque has reignited the age-old issue of the gender pay gap. When will talented women be adequately rewarded for their work in a relentlessly unappreciative industry?Β The Golden Globes kicked off 2025βs awards season with a milk-glass-full of memorable moments. And if you didnβt get that...
As they did with the Man vs Bear debate, straight men have once again tried to satirise one of womenβs online trends, and itβs only made them look worse. The #WomenInMaleFields trend that dominated social media not long ago satirises behaviours associated with toxic men and the dating habits they...
Is there some ad hoc science to explain why Iβve become such a melt? I loathe my sudden inability to not become a snivelling mess. Iβve never been an outwardly emotional person, but Iβm no tinman either. The best policy for me has always been to deal with stuff internally. Donβt make...
if you're only learning mandarin because you can't live without tiktok... i'm judging you A day late and not a slay shortβ¦ Iβm finally writing to you from the Thred office in London. It feels great to be back with the team. The year has already started off with a bang,...
As we enter peak flu season, more companies are grappling with questions about sick leave. But is there a βrightβ amount of statutory sick pay? And how much is too much?Β If youβve entered the new year with a blocked nose, youβre not alone. It feels like the morning commute...
Thereβs a distinct lack of body positivity discourse for male, masc, and non-binary bodies. We need to challenge the attitude that views a specific type of body as more beautiful than another and start to praise all kinds of peaches. Scrolling on social media, I come across a before and...
As The National Trust marks its 130-year anniversary, it has announced a decade-long plan to rewild an area bigger than the size of Greater London.Β The UKβs National Trust is the biggest conservation charity in Europe, with 5.37 million members, 10,000 staff, and thousands of volunteers. Entering 130 years in operation,...
Blake Lively proves our desire to watch successful women burn is both pervasive and insidious. But are times finally changing?Β When Colleen Hooverβs wildly successful novel βIt Ends With Usβ was released as a feature film last year, the media went wild. But besides the dedicated fans who lined up...
Itβs long been posited that money canβt buy happiness β apart from maybe the Β£9.90 it costs for prescribed antidepressants β but can alienation caused by excessive wealth harm our ability to form interpersonal connections? The other day I was walking through the display rooms in a well-known, Swedish, affordable...
Meagan Loyst, of New York, is the CEO and founder of Gen Z VCs – an active community of 27,000 investors, founders, and operators from 80 countries. She is a leading voice on upcoming tech and consumer trends and her daily content spans everything from climate change, to gaming.
Heman Bekele, a 14-year-old inventor, won the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing a cost-effective soap that combats skin cancer by harnessing the power of sunlight to kill cancer cells during handwashing.
In the world of sports, heroes are often defined by their medals. Challenging this notion is Vinesh Phogat, the Indian wrestler whose relentless fight against systemic injustice on her journey to the Paris Olympics has encouraged us to reconsider who we identify as sporting icons.
The 24-year-old Palestinian filmmaker from Gaza is wielding storytelling to illuminate realities that are often unseen and unheard in the course of Israel’s genocidal war on her homeland.Β
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