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Love Island is coupling up with second-hand fashion
Love Island – which has faced backlash for promoting fast fashion brands – has collaborated with eBay to dress this year's contestants in an entirely pre-loved wardrobe. Since it exploded onto our TV screens in 2015, reality hit ‘Love Island’ has drawn as much attention as it has criticism. The show...
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‘Annie Mac Before Midnight’ is redefining the night out
For the elder half of Gen-Z, staying out until 3AM may already mean tomorrow will be a complete write off. A new event hosted by DJ Annie Mac has got you (and your precious sleep) covered. I’m sure I speak for many when saying it’s been marvellous to embrace the...
Opinion – TikTok has made a joke of Depp and Heard’s sexual assault case
By making light of Amber Heard’s sexual assault allegations, viral app TikTok has shown its dark side. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial has captured the attention of press, fans, and the wider public over the past few weeks. The court case involves Depp’s attempt to sue his ex-wife for...
Opinion – ‘Kim, there are people that are dying’ is a toxic mindset
The popular phrase has become a default when we – or others – complain about trivial things in our lives, but could this thought process be damaging? We live in the era of heightened global awareness, with the ability to know what’s going on in virtually any part of the...
Kendrick’s latest single utilises advanced deepfake tech
Kendrick Lamar’s music video for his new album teaser incorporates deepfake tech to portray the perspectives of various cultural icons. It’s an example of how realistic and advanced deepfake technology has gotten. If you’re a music fan, you’ll no doubt have seen and heard about Kendrick Lamar’s imminent album...
Netflix’s editorial division hit with layoffs
Four months ago, the streaming service ‘aggressively’ recruited a small army of journalists – primarily women and people of colour – to run its new fan site, Tudum. This week, it abruptly axed a significant portion of those hires. After posting disastrous results for its March quarter – the loss...
Is being partially deluded the key to maintaining happiness?
The world is burning, our phones are making us depressed, and the cost of living is rising exponentially. Could adopting a slight sense of delusion be the only way to make it through? If someone was to call you delusional, it’d be perfectly normal to be offended. At the very least, you’d be inclined to reflect long and hard about what it is you’re apparently being delusional about. But imagine you...
Is music as beneficial for mental health as exercise?
New research has empirically confirmed something us melophiles already assumed: that playing, listening, or singing along to our favourite tunes can lead to the same improvements in wellbeing as working out. If you’ve struggled or are currently struggling with mental health issues then I’m sure that, at one point or another, you’ve been advised by family, friends, and medical professionals alike to leave the house and do some exercise. This is...
Opinion – Britney’s pregnancy marks happy end to tragic story
Spears’ pregnancy announcement was welcome news. It also marked the end of her 13-year-long conservatorship, which forbid her from having more children. Sadly, Britney’s story of fertility control is not uncommon. When the ‘Free Britney’ movement emerged with a vengeance in 2019, many were quick to slander members as conspiracy theorists. Britney Spears’ avid fans were convinced the singer was being placed under a legal conservatorship against her will, an arrangement...
Why BTS won’t be at South Korean presidential inauguration
South Korea’s new president was brought back into the limelight due to a rumour that BTS would play at his inauguration. A few essential aspects of the story were left out - why are mainstream outlets avoiding sexism in Korea’s recent election? Due to weighty topics in mainstream news the past few weeks - war in Ukraine or the ‘greatest night in the history of television’, for example...
