Ticketmaster forced to be transparent about ‘dynamic pricing’ mechanisms
While Ticketmaster’s effective monopoly over the ticketing business persists, it has finally been forced to become more transparent about its ‘dynamic pricing’ mechanism – and we apparently have Oasis to thank. Have you ever been moments away from securing gig tickets, only to see the price jump three-fold at the...
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MPs call for better YouTuber rights after new economic report
A new report conducted by Oxford Economics has found that YouTube creators contributed £2.2 billion to the UK economy last year, supporting over 45,000 jobs. A new impact report by Oxford Economics has found that YouTubers contributed £2.2 billion to the UK economy in 2024. It also stated that YouTubers...
Why is the ‘Rapture’ trending on TikTok?
Evangelists are adamant that Christ is about return for judgement day, and TikTok is apparently the perfect place to get the message out. We really got the ‘Rapture’ before GTA VI? The hashtag #Rapture has over 3,000 hits on TikTok, and there’s a palpable feeling of trepidation among certain circles of...
Jimmy Kimmel returns to US television after suspension
The late night host Jimmy Kimmel was suspended from ABC after making comments about Charlie Kirk last week. Upon his return this Tuesday, the comedian said that silencing free speech was ‘anti American.’ Jimmy Kimmel has returned to air after being suspended from ABC last week following comments he made...
Gen Z TikTok star D4vd cancels tour after body found in car
The 20-year-old singer D4vd has over 33 million monthly listeners on Spotify, with his most popular song ‘Romantic Homicide’ boasting over 1 billion streams. His tour was set to finish up this month in Los Angeles. The body of a fifteen-year-old girl called Celeste Rivas has been found in the...
Gen Z like their love with a small price tag
According to a new survey, young people are spending very little on dating – if anything at all. If you thought the pandemic was the only thing forcing us to stay at home, think again. These days there’s plenty to keep Gen Z off the dating scene – but the main culprit...
The #BLM and #MeToo conversations are far from ‘done’
Ayo Edibiri’s interjection to terrible journalism is commendable and disheartening in equal measure – for the simple fact it was needed at all. Questions surrounding pertinent issues like #MeToo and BLM are – rightly – regular talking points on the annual film festival press cycle. But they usually crop up in layered conversations between filmmakers, actors, and journalists seeking to highlight the many ways Hollywood shapes, and is shaped by, the socio-political landscape. They...
How racism sparked the myth that MSG is unhealthy
Many people still believe that the umami-rich seasoning monosodium glutamate (MSG) is bad for their health. This longstanding myth was born out of anti-Asian racism and has since been disproven by science. Let’s investigate its story. Salt, salt, salt… who doesn’t love it? It brings to life the natural flavours of otherwise humble ingredients and satisfies our taste buds in a way that only its opposite – sugar – can compete...
Life is Strange highlights TV’s blind spot towards game creators
The 2015 hit narrative game is getting its own television series courtesy of Amazon. But Story Kitchen and LuckyChap have opted not to collaborate with the original writers at Don’t Nod. Is this repeating mistakes of the past? Life is Strange caught everyone off guard in 2015. Interactive drama games were having something of a boom at the time, but nobody quite anticipated the sheer emotional weight that the coming-of-age...
What Rylan Clark tells us about the failure of government communication
The presenter’s stance on immigration has caused widespread backlash. But is the response a sign that the immigration debate is shifting? When Rylan Clark first appeared on the X Factor in 2012, sporting a set of blinding white veneers and a wotsit shade of spray tan, it was hard to imagine he’d one day be at the center of a national argument about immigration policy. But on a recent episode of...
