You decide – is Coldplay’s ‘sustainable tour’ eco-friendly or greenwashing?
Coldplay once vowed to only return to touring once it became a carbon neutral practice. Though it has been unable to stay true to this goal, the band says its latest tour will be significantly more eco-friendly than past efforts. Should others take note? As the world slowly recovers...
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Marble sculptures on Tuscany’s sea floor prevent illegal trawling
Emily Young’s determination to increase environmental awareness through her art has seen her named ‘Britain’s leading living stone sculptor’ by the Financial Times. Born in London to a family of artists and politicians, Emily Young spent her life traveling across the world to learn about art, history, and its role...
Arlo Parks launches art therapy initiative for global creatives
The South London musician is collaborating with Dazed and Converse to launch ‘Arlo’s Art Therapy’ for creatives who use their work as a release. Arlo Parks is known for using her music to express vulnerability – performing dreamy, poetic vocals about the ups and downs of love and life over...
Parasocial relationships: Gen-Z and celebrity
The way we interact with celebrity has been irreversibly changed by how and how often we consume media. If you’ve ever felt like you ‘know’ a celebrity – you may want to keep reading. Don’t let the theoretical terminology leading this topic fool you into believing it’s complex. A parasocial...
Art experiment Planet City imagines a climate change metropolis
Created by architect and production designer Liam Young, Planet City is a science fiction art experiment that critiques and responds to the threat of climate change. If you’ve been keeping up with Thred’s antics over the past year, you’ll likely be aware of the growing urgency of climate change. We’re...
The Magic Circle appoints first environmental female president
At only 28, Megan Swann is the first female president of The Magic Circle since its creation 116 years ago. She specialises in magic that educates others on climate change. The magic industry has just undergone a shift in leadership, at least in the UK. The Magic Circle, a prestigious...
Opinion – Pop culture has skewed Gen Z’s perception of money
Sex and the City’s new spinoff promotes the same irrational spending as its predecessor – but how much does the content we consume shape our financial habits? Despite being just one year old when HBO’s juggernaut Sex and the City first aired, I probably devoted the majority of my teenage years to Carrie Bradshaw’s tumultuous love affairs – emotionally unavailable businessmen and bejewelled underwear included. Sure, certain storylines have since...
Is it time for small artists to quit big music?
Sony Music's attempted purchase of up-and-coming rival label AWAL has signalled a dangerous time for musicians’ rights. Are UK artists doomed? ‘I know it seems like I’m very loud about this,’ Taylor Swift said in an interview with Billboard. ‘But it’s because someone has to be.’ Swift, who signed her first label at the age of 15, has been re-recording her own music since December 2019 — when media titan...
New Refugee to Entrepreneur exhibition opens in London
Award-winning photographer Kate Holt’s Piccadilly exhibition is an eye-opening walk through the lives of Ugandan refugees and their fight for opportunity. Tucked behind St James’s Church, Piccadilly, you will find a quiet break of green surrounded by old trees and public benches. This spot, where busy workers come to eat their lunches and passers-by stop to read has been transformed into Opportunity International’s new exhibition - Refugee to Entrepreneur: All they...
Barbara Gollackner transforms food waste into design homeware
Viennese designer Barbara Gollackner has created a collection of abstract homeware items made from industrial and personal food waste. Ever considered that your food waste bin could be a treasure trove for abstract design materials… no? Fair enough. As part of an emerging and quirky artistic category, revered artist and sculptor Barbara Gollackner has developed a method of creating original homeware items from leftover food once destined to end up...
