Dynamic pricing is coming for the World Cup
Ticket prices for the tournament final have reached the tens-of-thousands, and fans have been left clamouring for overpriced, poorly positioned seats. As FIFA squeezes out every dollar, does the organisation risk alienating a dedicated fanbase? Football is a global phenomenon. And for all the team rivalry, it’s a sport that...
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Addressing youth mental health in conflict zones
For communities living through ongoing conflict, mental health is not a separate crisis. It is built into the conditions of everyday life. At present, there are 61 active conflicts happening across the globe. So, let’s not dress this up in a polite way: communities grappling with constant wars and hostilities...
Parenthood is costing women their academic careers
Studies show a direct correlation between motherhood and a decline in academic tenure, with one in three women leaving academia after becoming mothers. When I was a student, I remember being struck by how many women were on my Art History course. Out of our 50-or-so cohort, I could count...
Meet Gen Z talent Gout Gout: the fastest U20 athlete ever
At just 18 years old, Australia’s Gout Gout has arguably become the world’s fastest under 20 in 200 metres race With an amazing time of 19.67 seconds for the 200 metres event, Gout Gout holds the fastest world under-20 time, making him the fastest athlete under twenty years old in...
Meet the first woman manager in men’s major-league football
Marie-Louise Eta has been appointed as head coach for one of Germany’s top-tier clubs. Women’s sport has come a long way in the past five years. With major victories for the Lionesses and an upswing in attendance at women’s sporting events, the playing field is finally levelling out. But for...
How did Mississippi transform its education system?
One of the poorest US states has steadily transformed its education system since 2013, in what many have dubbed ‘the Mississippi miracle’. In 2013, Mississippi recorded some of the lowest numbers when it came to children’s reading ability. But through a global pandemic, which hit education nationwide, the state (one...
How Britain’s press bias helped shape Tory election wins
Britain’s press has long claimed to simply report politics, but its deep-rooted bias toward the Conservatives suggests it may have played a far more active role in shaping how the public sees power, leadership, and ultimately who gets to win. On 13 April 1992 after a devastating election loss, swerving the usual graceful exit, Neil Kinnock stood in front of the press and made a striking claim: ‘...the Conservative-supporting press...
Young unemployed Brits citing work-limiting conditions are up 70%
In the last decade, the share of 15-to-24-year-olds in the UK who claim they have a condition limiting their ability to work is reportedly up by 70%. There has been a sharp rise in the number of jobless young people in the UK citing health problems as the reason they cannot work, according to newly published statistics from the Health Foundation. The charity thinktank says that the portion of 16-24-year-olds...
Opinion – is my generation ditching marriage?
Less 20-somethings are getting married today than ever. As Gen Z ditches wedding rings, it begs the question: what has changed? There’s little I love more than the sweet sound of an orchestra playing a doting love song, as a couple makes it down the aisle, ready to make the ultimate commitment and say: ‘I do’. Yet nowadays, it seems like my generation is more inclined to say ‘I don't’...
The ‘manosphere’ thrives on attention, but can we afford to ignore it?
Louis Theroux’s manosphere documentary has raised questions about how we tackle a toxic community that spreads in the shadows and thrives in the spotlight. It was only a matter of time before Louis Theroux shuffled into frame and imparted his gauche two cents on the manosphere. The documentarian is beloved for his awkward silences, an approach that has allowed him to carve out a hefty filmography of deep-dives into some...
