Yungblud launches music festival to shake up the βtoo expensiveβ industry
Fighting for a new world that βrepresents love, unity, and equality for all,β the acclaimed singer has announced Bludfest, which offers cheap, and even free, entry to people from all backgrounds. The aim is to set a precedent that music is for everybody, not just the few who can...
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βWomen-onlyβ exhibit challenges gender discrimination charges
βLadies Loungeβ has taken a creative approach to deterring unwanted male visitors.Β Tasmaniaβs Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) raised eyebrows when it launched an exhibition open only to women. Titled βLadies Loungeβ, the exhibit features works by American artist Kirsh Kaechele, and is designed as a commentary on...
Opinion – FKA Twigs proves AI can empower artists
The singer has proposed an AI version of herself to balance her workload. The response has been mixed, but Twigs nods to an empowering future.Β FKA Twigs has been known to blur creativity with technology. Her ethereal music, films, and dance routines βΒ alongside art and fashion ventures βΒ have always...
Netflixβs undisclosed AI use sparks debate on media manipulation
Netflix has come under fire for including undisclosed AI imagery in a new true crime documentary. The backlash has sparked important conversations around media manipulation.Β Like it, fear it, or loathe it, AI is now a part of our everyday lives. From education to entertainment, artificial intelligence is only set...
Russ Cook completes mission to run the length of Africa
A story of almost insurmountable obstacles, Cookβs journey is an incredible reflection of the human spirit. But itβs already plagued by criticism not 24 hours past the finish line. If you run regularly, youβre part of just 20% of the population (17% for women). If you run a marathon, that statistic...
Study suggests increased UK takeaway habits survived pandemic
Our appetite for delivered fast food saw a huge spike during lockdowns and the pandemic. However, new research suggests that the public never stopped, as numbers remain high years after COVID19βs peak. Were you guilty of one too many takeaways during the pandemic? It seems that many of us in...
Whatβs going on with Billie Eilish and the vinyl backlash?
Singer songwriter Billie Eilish faced pushback online this week after criticising artists for releasing multiple vinyl variants. In response, she said she wasnβt targeting any one artist in particular. Billie Eilish made it clear last week that she doesnβt like artists releasing multiple versions of their albums on vinyl, describing the practice as βwastefulβ in an interview with Billboard last week. The singer and her mother Maggie Baird had been...
Banana prices to go up as global temperature increases
Top experts say that bananas are likely to become more expensive as climate change and increased temperatures affect supply chains. Bad news for banana lovers this week. Pascal Liu, senior economist at the UNβs Food and Agriculture Organisation, has said that climate change is an βenormous threatβ to banana supplies. It will also intensify problems caused by fast-spreading diseases and fruit availability. The World Banana Forum is to meet next week...
Rooster Teeth announces shut down after 21 years
For many Millennials, Rooster Teeth represented the first major shift into digital-only entertainment throughout the mid-noughties. Its closure is a goodbye to a bygone era. Rooster Teeth, the digital-only production house that pioneered various internet shows in the noughties and tens, is shutting down after 21 years. Parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is pulling the plug after numerous failed attempts to sell the brand and its entertainment division. Rooster Teethβs...
Does Banksyβs latest mural have an environmental message?
The anonymous street artist has confirmed he is behind a new artwork that appeared in north London on Sunday. Many are speculating that it depicts natureβs struggle in an increasingly urbanised world. Yesterday, social media hit pause on obsessing over Kate Middletonβs whereabouts to admire a new mural that mysteriously appeared in north London overnight. Before long, internationally-renowned anonymous street artist Banksy took to Instagram to claim...
