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...
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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...
Exclusive – Meeting Gen Z filmmaker Kasha Sequoia Slavner
Kasha Sequoia Slavner is an award-winning filmmaker and director who made a splash in the industry with her 2017 social change film ‘The Sunrise Storyteller’. We discussed her work and future ambitions, as well as her take on the changing landscape of cinema. If you’re an indie film savvy...
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...
Opinion – How Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’ masterfully portrays Gen Z angst
Written, directed, and shot all by Bo himself, ‘Inside’ could be this decade’s first true modern masterpiece, an isolating and self-referential rollercoaster that derails into a nightmare of Millennial and Gen Z angst. I’ve no doubt you’ve seen the rave reviews and social media buzz surrounding Bo Burnham’s latest special...
You decide – are ‘queerbaiting’ Billie Eilish accusations justified?
Some believe the artist’s latest music video is attempting to attract an LGBTQ+ audience without representing the community itself. Others consider this stance problematic for implying Eilish must explicitly define her sexuality, being in the public eye. In the age of social media, celebrities landing themselves in hot water...
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 she was fined $15,000 for skipping an obligatory post-match press conference due to anxiety. She was also threatened with disqualification...
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...
Are living treehouse skyscrapers the future?
Many of us grew up wishing we could build our own fantasy tree houses. This year’s eVolo competition winner could soon make that a reality with these wild ‘treehouse skyscraper’ designs.
What do you first think of when someone mentions a ‘treehouse skyscraper’? While it might initially conjure up images of giant beanstalks, the concept could soon be a very real feature of our most famous skylines.
Ukranian-based design team 
