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Opinion – Britain’s telling of the ‘Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi story’ was deplorable
The British government has maintained silence over Israel’s recent arrest of Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi. But why? If you’re wondering who she is, she’s the woman who was brave enough to leak a video which showed Israeli reservist soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee. But, she isn’t the story. According to Al Jazeera, Tomer-Yerushalmi was detained earlier this month after admitting that her office leaked footage of a Palestinian detainee suffering ‘severe violence,...
Opinion – the reinvention of Taylor Swift is totally unrelatable
Apart from the fact that TLS lacks the endearing country innocence of her first albums, the artful yet poppy lyricism of her mid-career work, and the surrounding celebrity/poetic wannabe characterisation of her more recent releases, it’s just bad. But the biggest mistake Swift has made in painting herself as an unrelatable showgirl? It just doesn’t fit with any of the versions of herself that Swift gave us to choose...
Opinion – Sabrina Carpenter is the opposite of submissive
Sabrina Carpenter began to receive criticism for her most recent album before it was even released in full, many people taking umbrage with her ‘submissive’ pose in the cover art. But is Sabrina catering to the male gaze, or is she turning round to stare right back, and to charge people for the privilege?
The criticism for Sabrina Carpenter’s latest album cover art has been far reaching and pervasive.
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Food delivery apps serve workers’ exploitation right to our doors
The prosecution of e-bike riders for speeding is symptomatic of a wider problem of wealth inequality and a lack of worker’s rights. If you’ve been anywhere near a city in the last decade, undoubtedly you’ll have seen them. In Newcastle they’re often locked up or propped up on their owner on Northumberland Road, just off of Northumberland Street. Their riders tend to congregate within the vicinity of fast food restaurants,...
Why using Uber X Share might not be worth the hassle
Have Uber overlooked the safety of customers and drivers in order to make more money from earnings they’re already cutting by half? Chances are, if you work late, go out late, or, like me, have a tendency to be late, you’ve probably used Uber at some point or another. Launched in San Francisco in 2009, Uber has become a regular fixture in many of our lives. It’s a quicker way to...
Fame doesn’t make people untouchable but neither should whiteness
More celebrities are facing the public consequences for their morally deplorable actions, dispelling the culture of idolatry that presents famous people as a moral guide. However, a culture of racism and misogyny is still allowing culpable white men to evade the consequences of their actions. Earlier this month, hip-hop artist Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was convicted on ‘two counts of transportation for prostitution’ As Combs’ prosecution shows, fame doesn’t always protect...
Isn’t it time for men to decenter women?
Many straight men struggle to form close relationships with one another without relying on a female intermediary. Perhaps it’s time for them to take a leaf out of women’s books and assume responsibility for dismantling the patriarchal systems which are negatively impacting their mental health. Whether you’ve been long acquainted with the idea, or you’re delving into ‘decentring men’ for the first time - maybe you even first came...
Are we getting the ‘decenter men’ movement wrong?
‘Decentering men’ is back with a vengeance, but is it really up to women to be rejecting these patriarchal systems of power disproportionately protected and maintained by those gendered as male? You might have first heard the term back in 2019, when Sherese (Charlie) Taylor coined it in her book entitled Decentering Men. Or perhaps you came across it in the more recent rhetoric online. In digital spaces, the...
Are you ageing rapidly or simply living in the modern world?
Recent studies have found associations between inflammation, environmental circumstances, and lifestyle factors. While this research has reconceptualised the link between inflammation and ageing, it has also revealed how a lack of choice for young working-class people will result in negative health consequences not just now, but in the long term. With the recent heatwave the UK has been facing, you might have spent a weekend stripped off and sweating, moving...
Why both Hotspur Press Building and Manchester’s residents are gutted
Irresponsible and unprosecuted fires in historical buildings are putting people’s lives and wellbeing at risk so that development companies can continue to increase the wages going into their pockets. On Monday the disused Hotspur Press Building in Manchester city centre, left derelict for decades, went up in flames. The fire has left both the historical building, first used as a cotton mill in around 1801, and many of the...
