You are what you eat: What a rise in skinny culture reveals about the Western political climate
What has become increasingly more noticeable in the media is the frequency of celebrities and influencers flaunting how skinny they...
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Trailblazers and Boundary Pushers: The Necessity For Experimental Music
"And when in doubt, be extreme." - Genesis P-Orridge, lead singer of Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle and founder of COUM...
Tête de Woe: The lamentable decline in critical eating
‘Foodie-culture’ is everywhere. In the digital age anyone with a phone can self-profess their admission to the ‘influencer’ club, glibly...
Musings on the growth of American radical right-wing political culture
When Trump won in 2016 many commentators, politicians and ordinary people thought that America was experiencing its peak populist moment,...
Three years of chaos in the Middle East
When I started my degree in Middle Eastern Studies, the region seemed to be relatively calm, the 2010s had been...
What it means to speak like a Mutt
"You don't have a typical American accent" "What's a 'typical American accent then?" "Something traceable, I guess. Yours is kind...
Climate change isn’t going away – you’re not the reason why
Much discourse surrounding the climate emergency revolves around carbon footprints and the individual doing their bit to reduce the overwhelming...
Consent or Pay: Is privacy now a premium?
Meta introduced a model across its social media platforms in the European Union (EU) and the UK: users must either...
The Gorton and Denton by-election: A new era of British politics?
On Friday 27th March, the results of the Greater Manchester constituency Gordon and Denton by-election came in- a surprisingly comfortable...
A review of Beirut: a city of two halves
Beirut and Lebanon often receive bad press as holiday destinations. People often respond to the idea of going there by...