The government has announced a new salary transparency requirement in hopes of closing gaps in equality. But does the initiative reflect the true price of getting a job in the UK? There are few words more irritating than ‘competitive salary’. It is a description that manages to sound both...
Hoping The New Stanford Prison Experiment on Netflix would offer real psychological insights? Expect to be disappointed by this flimsy reality show disguised as science. Ever since it was conducted in the 1970s, the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) has become something of a cautionary tale for psychologists. While it...
Proposed strategies for age verification have been released ahead of new social media rules, which come into effect next spring. The UK’s social media ban aims to stop anyone under the age of 16 from accessing 10 of the main social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. The...
Martha Stewart dressing up as a homeless person for Halloween…what could go wrong? If I asked you to think of an effective awareness campaign for homelessness, what would you suggest? I’m guessing you probably wouldn’t put multimillionaire Martha Stewart in a fake, homeless Halloween outfit, with a sign that reads ‘I...
Popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the Collins English Dictionary has crowned the term ‘mogging’ as word of the year. But what does it really mean? In the simplest terms, ‘mogging’ means to outshine someone or something. It’s an odd word, similar to ‘mugging’ and reminiscent of Judith Kerr’s beloved...
Both Miley Cyrus and Charli XCX have defended their shorter concerts and limited dates after backlash. Does this reflect a changing social contract between performers and their audiences? In the last few years, a pop star’s success has come to be measured in miles. The bigger the album, the bigger...
RIP William the Conqueror, you’d have loved Lime bikes From Lime bike jousting to tapestry touring, Gen Z seems hungry for third spaces, cultural enrichment, and a fashion refresh. Are medieval times the answer? Yes, you heard it here first: the Middle Ages are back…well, some aspects of it are, anyway,...
no more Mr. Wife guy (allegedly, anyway) For the chronically online Gen Zers and younger millennials amongst us (I know you’re out there, don’t deny it), it’s been an intense week. One of the pioneering channels of the modern commentary YouTube scene, H3H3, abruptly announced it was placing its popular podcast...
From promises of opportunity for young people to policing playlists on public transport, Andy Burnham's government has had a busy month. But is Labour tackling Britain's biggest problems, or simply the most visible ones? A month ago, I was in Liverpool, surrounded by politicians, journalists, campaigners, and enough Labour Party...
We came together with Next-Gen Media (NGM) to explore how young people are using AI and what they really think about its growing influence. Most of us are using AI in our working lives in some way, whether it be to plan workflows, manage projects, schedule meetings, or even...
Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever Woman Grandmaster in chess at just 11, cementing her status as one of the sport’s most remarkable young talents.
Kane Parsons is A24’s youngest ever director at 20, turning his YouTube series ‘The Backrooms’ into a full blown mainstream horror movie for 2026.
Gout Gout is the fastest under 20 200m sprinter ever, breaking the world U20 record at just 18 years old.
Yara Shahidi has become one of Gen Z’s most recognisable activist voices, championing civic engagement, racial justice, and political education for young people.
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