Our rundown of Africa’s biggest Gen Z social media stars
Wondering who’s blowing up TikTok in Africa? We’ve got all the information on the key content creators that are making waves across social media right now. Social media platforms have changed the livelihoods of so many people all over the world, radically altering how we define success and popularity. Content creation...
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Fuel tankers and trucks transformed into intricate steel forest works
Conceptual artist Dan Rawlings takes once-pollutant vessels like trucks, vans, and planes and transforms them into hollow 3D sculptures with a message about the power of nature. Some conceptual artists are criticised for how little physical ‘work’ goes into their pieces. Dan Rawlings isn’t one of those types. Based in Gloucestershire,...
Pharrell to open low-income schools in Virginia
Pharrell Williams, famed producer and musician, will be opening several private schools exclusively for low-income students. Places are available right now online. Fancy enlisting at a Pharrell funded school? If you’re from Virginia you may be in luck, as the lauded producer Pharrell Williams has announced the opening of several...
Michaela Coel wins two BAFTA awards for ‘I May Destroy You’
The ground-breaking television series received double recognition in the BAFTA’s most diverse set of winners yet. After being controversially snubbed at the Golden Globe Awards, Michaela Coel collected two BAFTA awards for Best Actress and Best Mini-Series for the complex, important, and multi-dimensional series that is I May Destroy You. The...
Lego launches first LGBTQIA+ set for Pride month
The Danish toymaker Lego has released a new LGBTQIA+ set, ‘Everyone is Awesome’, to celebrate Pride Month. Lego’s new LGTQIA+ set, ‘Everyone is Awesome,’ was designed by Matthew Ashton, who initially started the project purely for himself. ‘I’d moved offices,’ Ashton explains, and wanted to ‘make the space feel like home...
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open citing mental health reasons
The mental health of athletes has been a neglected topic for a long time. Gen-Z champion tennis player Naomi Osaka is sparking the conversation in professional sport. On Monday, Gen-Z tennis star Naomi Osaka announced her withdrawal from the French Open due to mental health reasons. The decision comes after...
Superflux unveils ‘Invocation for Hope’ exhibition in Vienna
A design studio called Superflux has created an eye-opening art exhibition which both highlights humanity’s damage to the planet, and envisions a future where we live harmoniously with nature. On display at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna sits Invocation of Hope, a poignant exhibition highlighting the marked impact humanity has had on the planet, and the need to change the belief that we’re ‘masters of nature.’ As part of...
Lil Nas X named Pride icon with huge Philadelphia mural
The famous pop singer Lil Nas X has been featured in a giant three-story-tall mural in the ‘Gayborhood’ area of downtown Philadelphia, solidifying his place as a Pride icon. Lil Nas X has been honoured with a giant three-story-tall mural in Philadelphia to kick off Pride Month. The artwork is on full display in the ‘Gayborhood’ area downtown, and features three separate costumes based on aesthetics from his recent music videos...
Climate change could shift American Alligator’s sex ratio
Our warming planet could alter the sex ratios of some reptile species, shifting their populations to be either entirely male or female. There are a ton of consequences to climate change, nearly all of them detrimental to our wellbeing and way of life. Whether it’s damaged coral reefs, rising sea levels, or altered ecosystems, pretty much all of them will have long-lasting, permanent effects on our planet. One alteration to...
Children’s therapy service Magic Canvas unveils new look
Magic Canvas is a start-up that offers art resources and practices to help children process their emotions and understand major life events, and is available to anyone. Design agency Magpie has just unveiled its new identity branding for London-based mental health start-up Magic Canvas. Magic Canvas offers art therapy and resources to ‘help children to express themselves,’ with one hour sessions that explore past, present, and future life events. You...
