The booming world of rapid, vertical mini dramas has generated a multi-million dollar mobile entertainment industry. It’s also fuelled worker exploitation, low wages, and suffocating schedules. Is TV getting dumber? In today’s post-literate society – an era Rose Horowitch deftly explores in a recent piece for The Atlantic – how...
Recent global figures on alcohol consumption showed that Boomers have the lowest drinking participation rate of any generation. Some outlets are saying this is proof that Gen Z aren’t big on moderation after all. Here’s why they’re wrong.
This is why statistics without context aren’t worth acknowledging.
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New reports show each of the country’s rivers, lakes and estuaries are filled with harmful forever chemicals – a litmus test for a mounting ecological crisis. To suggest that most of England’s inner-city rivers are heavily polluted would be akin to calling the sky blue. But stating the obvious it is...
glasses at the ready, everyone A major solar eclipse set social media ablaze this week, as Europeans geared up for a ‘once-in-a-generation’ celestial event. Opinions were mixed, with some left disappointed. Has everything become pre-packaged as online content? Did you watch the solar eclipse this week? Europeans were treated to a rare, near-total block...
The death of 26-year-old Chloe Moffat has raised questions about duty of care in the workplace, and the right to safeguards during meetings. Losing your job or facing disciplinary action in the workplace is a traumatic experience for anyone – especially when it comes as a surprise. But the death of...
Streaming giant Netflix has apparently paid an eye-watering amount to exclusively showcase GTA 6’s ‘extended look’ trailer for only six hours. Why has it coughed up so much cash for seemingly so little? Rockstar’s GTA 6 is the most anticipated video game of all time, with experts predicting it could...
right here, right now! or whenever… I ain’t gluing myself to Oxford Street or throwing orange paint at the Lamborghini dealership. I’ve got bills to pay. Remember in the late 2010s when Gen Z was synonymous with social change, a broad catch-all term encapsulating the desire for a more equitable and...
The celebrity blogger was hospitalised after allegedly harming himself on a TikTok livestream. Now the platform is reckoning with the consequences. Last Tuesday, celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton (born Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) appeared on a TikTok livestream naked, covered in a red substance that appeared to be blood, and...
A new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland is to be relocated due to complaints from Harry Potter fans that it would damage Dobby’s ‘grave.’ Fancy some unhinged Harry Potter news? Of course you do! A new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland has been relocated following...
Britain's population is ageing fast. Fewer workers are supporting more retirees, pressure on public services is rising, and the economic consequences will largely fall on younger generations. So why isn't anyone talking about it? This month political headlines have been dominated by Keir Starmer’s resignation and Burnhams new No.10 of...
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.
Maxwell Frost became the first Gen Z member of US Congress at 25. He’s already organising around gun violence prevention, young voter engagement, and climate policy.
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