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How racism defined John Boyega’s Star Wars experience
Disney and the Star Wars franchise denounced by Boyega, who says his experience while filming has ‘changed him’. John Boyega has said he’s disappointed with the way non-white characters were written and treated during the production of recent Disney Star Wars films. His role as Finn in all three of the newest main trilogy entries in particular was played down as the series continued. You might remember early teasers for...
Boxed Water plants 1 million trees with NFF
The popular sustainably packaged water brand now has plans to reach 2 million planted trees in partnership with the National Forest Foundation. Boxed Water has managed to reach its 2020 goal of planting 1 million trees across the US after a five year social media campaign. It will now continue indefinitely with the initiative and is dedicated to planting another million in the near future. Trees have been planted in various...
Twitter calls out disturbing new TikTok Holocaust trend
TikTok users have been dressing up as Holocaust victims as part of a semi-viral trend. Unsurprisingly, The Auschwitz Memorial Museum has asked for it to stop. TikTok has been through the ringer recently. In recent months it’s faced accusations of Chinese spyware, criticisms of deep fake investment, and Trump has promised to eventually ban it across the US, though Microsoft and Wal-Mart are now reportedly in a bidding war for...
Understanding carbon calories could be the key to reducing our footprint
We now have the data and technology to track our carbon usage. Companies such as Carbon Calories are using this information to spur individuals to combat climate change. If you’ve ever gone on a diet or paid attention to your daily calorie intake, you’ll no doubt have studied the labels of countless food products to help get a better understanding of what you’re eating. It’s become an expected practice of...
Fall Guys developer creates a bidding war for charity
Brands and influencers are bidding for a chance to have their own custom skin added to Fall Guys, with over £300,000 being raised so far for gaming disability charity Special Effect. Fall Guys has enjoyed wild success since its launch early last month. It’s been purchased over 2 million times on Steam and has been downloaded by 8 million PlayStation Plus members. Much like other big multiplayer titles before it,...
Exclusive – Inside the mind of Gen Z director Jason Joyride
Jason Joyride, up-and-coming director and creative talent for Rico Nasty, talks Gen Z’s responsibility for social change, and reinventing musicals for the hip-hop age. When you first watch Rico Nasty’s music video for ‘Popstar’, a trap and punk-infused banger that dropped in early April, it’s hard not to be drawn in by the explosive colour, jittery doodles, and electric backdrops. The video is the brainchild of Jason Joyride, a...
RockCorps is giving Gen Z new apprenticeship opportunities
Partnering with big musicians including Pharrell Williams, Diddy, and Lady Gaga, RockCorps is offering teens apprenticeship and volunteering placements to help them boost their CVs. If you’re a young person looking to get a foot on the career ladder, it can be hard to know where to start to get into an industry you really love, or how to bag yourself a worthwhile apprenticeship. RockCorps was designed for this very...
Jeff Bezos is now worth $200 billion
Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos continues to rake in cash and is now worth $200 billion in personal wealth. He is by far the richest person in modern history. Jeff Bezos has amassed a net worth of over $200 billion, making him the richest person on the planet by far. Bill Gates is a distant second with a measly $116.1 billion and Bezos’ ex-wife is now the second richest woman...
DrawFor launches new partnership with Papyrus
DrawFor has begun campaigning for mental health support and suicide prevention, teaming up with UK charity Papyrus to raise cash for national helplines. If you haven’t heard of DrawFor, a new organisation that raises money for charity through selling original artwork, then now’s the perfect time to get involved. We wrote about the initiative a few months back when it first launched in early May. Artists can submit pieces to...
How Flight Simulator could usher in a new era of cloud based games
Microsoft’s latest entry in its long-running Flight Simulator series has the entire world available to fly around in. It’s the start of cloud-based gaming. Being able to travel the world and fly over your own house inside a video game was an impossibility even just a few years ago. The processing and downloading power required to digitally store Earth in its entirety was simply not available, yet Microsoft’s newest...
