Environmentally conscious consumers are ditching synthetic beauty products in favour of natural alternatives, but there's a dark side to the boom in their popularity. At present, the general consensus that ‘natural,’ ‘green,’ ‘organic,’ and ‘clean’ means better is ubiquitous within the beauty industry and frankly speaking, it makes a lot...
Teaming up with the ‘More Than A Vote’ campaign, basketball video game franchise NBA 2K is releasing a two-part electoral video message to encourage Gen Z to head to the polls. It seems like most tech companies and social media platforms are trying their hand at encouraging young people...
In response to recent findings that biodegradable glitter is actually no better for the environment than traditional plastic options, major retailers are removing it from their products this festive season. Major British retailers have announced they’re committed to banning glitter from their own-brand festive products this Christmas. The move is part...
Is Gen Z’s desire for change inadvertently ushering in an age of cancel culture, or are the rich and privileged using the concept to shield themselves from scrutiny? Rife with hypocrisies from both sides of the fence, cancel culture has been one of 2020’s hottest topics. Those being criticised for...
Although the fabric is considerably better for the planet than its virgin counterpart, it still generates fibrous micro-plastics which persist in the environment and never degrade. Green or greenwashing? This is the question environmentalists have begun asking with regards to recycled polyester (rPET), the man-made fabric with an obviously smaller...
2020 has been a rough one, nobody’s denying that, but our incessant flood of bad news stories is actively altering how we perceive the world. How many times in the last few years have we heard the phrase ‘this is the worst year ever’ or ‘I hope next year...
You’ll no longer be able to pick up a standard charger or earphones with iPhone 12. Is it a genuine bid to reduce carbon emissions or a cheeky way to make more money? Apple unveiled the new iPhone 12 this week via an online announcement video. It boasts all the...
Rather than searching the night sky for Earth’s literal carbon copy, scientists have found a new criterion for habitability that’s thrown up some astonishing results. ‘A planet is the cradle of mind, but one cannot live in a cradle forever’. Tsiolkovsky’s famous antique quote about curing humanity’s ‘failure to...
The move to completely ban the controversial material comes 20 years after the UK became the first country in the EU to prohibit fur farming. The time has finally come. Over the past few years, almost every top designer from Chanel to Prada has shed animal fur from their collections....
MSCHF has released nine TikTok sound bites that you can use to talk smack about big companies and you’ll be paid depending on your view count. It’s the definition of an anti-ad. Obscure digital content company MSCHF has launched a new campaign encouraging TikTok users to create videos attacking...
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