French streamer Raphaël Graven, better known as Jeanpormanove, died on stream this week following a 10-day marathon in which he was subjected to sleep deprivation and physical abuse. How did Kick fail to recognise the danger? The death of French streamer Jeanpormanove has had a profound impact online, and it...
Kai Cenat is under scrutiny again, but this time it’s not about setting off fireworks in his room or being shite at Elden Ring. It involves a school in Nigeria, and we’re trying to find the line between philanthropy and clout chasing. Earlier this year, Kai travelled to Nigeria with...
The meeting saw Trump being more civilised to the Ukrainian leader after European officials joined to discuss the current war, following a similar meeting with Putin. Nobody has been more obsessed with a Nobel Peace Prize than President Donald Trump has. The White House claimed that he had brokered...
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Welcome to another jam-packed newsletter from your favourite Gen Z trend trackers. As the summer nears its final weeks, we’re focusing further in on many of the world’s changing tides – especially the changes impacting Gen Z… from how they like to date, shop, drink,...
A new report shows first-years need £260 a week (excluding rent) for a ‘socially acceptable’ standard of living – forcing many to take on jobs that leave little room for the studies they came for. The news that UK students are being forced to work 20 hours a week just...
Survey maps published last month have revealed more than six million animals moving through an unmonitored area of South Sudan and Ethiopia in the largest migration of antelope in the world. A recent survey of an untouched landscape in South Sudan has revealed the largest land mammal migration ever seen...
Purple pavement markings are appearing on London’s Oxford Street as part of a new ‘Mind the Grab’ campaign aimed at combating phone snatching. Why isn’t the government doing more to clamp down on this all-too-frequent crime? London’s new ‘Mind the Grab’ campaign is a play on words from the city’s famous Underground...
If you're African and online, chances are your first taste of politics came not from a news broadcast, but from a meme. A screenshot. A freeze-frame. A line of text in Impact font. Maybe it made you laugh, then made you think. Maybe it made you mad enough to post,...
The makeup brand has launched a new fragrance with disabled consumers in mind. It raises important questions around a lack of inclusivity in one of the world’s most popular industries. Selena Gomez has done a lot of things. She’s been a successful actor, then pop star, and now beauty mogul...
Nigeria's customs agency caught more than 1,600 parrots and canaries headed to Kuwait. Officials call this the country's 'largest' wildlife-trafficking bust by number. The shipment was seized at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport. This incident is indicative of a broader, ongoing issue - Nigeria as a source and transit point...
A Gen Z marketing whizz with endless strings to her bow, Erifili is the founder of a global creative agency (The Z Link), an author and prolific Substacker, photographer, public speaker, and co-hosts the Espresso Epilogues podcast. She also features on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
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.
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