Exclusive – Kailand Morris is showing the world what it means to be a modern creative
The Gen Z fashion designer, artist, and influencer discusses how giving back has granted him a new outlook on life, why the fashion industry needs to do better, and his perspective on BLM. Forging an independent path may seem like a challenge when born to parents whose names exude fame,...
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Exclusive – New app WaterBear is the Netflix of social change
What happens when NGOs, storytellers, and tech experts unite to take control of our ecological narrative? One of the biggest hurdles that storytellers face today is the disconnect many of us have between problems ‘here’ and problems ‘far away’. We often feel untouched by global issues like climate change when...
Exclusive – How brands like Pantee are rising to the conscious fashion challenge
With social responsibility ranking at an all time high amongst consumers, we spoke with burgeoning circular fashion brand Pantee about the importance of up-cycling and transparency. ‘Making every choice a sustainable one is hard,’ says Katie McCourt who, with the help of her sister Amanda, has recently launched circular fashion...
Exclusive report – Illegal air pollution in Texas rises 155% in 5 years
According to a recent report, unauthorised emissions from industrial facilities in Texas have tripled since 2015 as the EPA continues to roll back protective measures. At the beginning of the week, Thred Media and Global Citizen were given early access to a report sounding the alarm on rising rates...
Exclusive – Inside the mind of Gen Z director Jason Joyride
Jason Joyride, up-and-coming director and creative talent for Rico Nasty, talks Gen Z’s responsibility for social change, and reinventing musicals for the hip-hop age. When you first watch Rico Nasty’s music video for ‘Popstar’, a trap and punk-infused banger that dropped in early April, it’s hard not to be...
Exclusive – Meet Nyome, the model who changed Instagram’s nudity policy
The social media platform has pledged to do better when it comes to censoring plus-size Black women's bodies, following a campaign from model Nyome Nicholas-Williams. ‘If thin, white models can post nearly-naked photos on Instagram, why can’t I,’ asked plus-size model Nyome Nicholas-Williams (who uses the handle @CurvyNyome) in response...
Exclusive – Meet Ketnipz, the Instagram sensation spreading positivity and mental wellness
At the age of just 21, Harry Hambley has already become an internet sensation through spreading positivity and mental wellness one doodle at a time. An afternoon Zoom call with Harry Hambley (aka Ketnipz) had me rifling through old school planners to see if my brainless scribbles had any kind of value or potential. In the least surprising revelation of 2020, they did not. From personal experience of the comprehensive schooling...

















