In Frame | Preventing art inequality with Wayne Crichlow
Isabel Armitage in conversation with photographer and activist, Wayne Crichlow, on destigmatizing art, increasing accessibility, and...
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Oct 27, 20204 min read
‘You haven’t read Dickens?’: Superiority in reading communities
We live in an age of immediacy. TV, social media, likes, clicks, love hearts, snaps; the books are being thrown slowly out the window...
Oct 23, 20204 min read
Classical music has seen a huge revival of late, but not in the way you might expect
I’m a bit of snob when it comes to music, probably to my detriment rather than success. I stick comfortably to my preconceived genres,...
Oct 14, 20204 min read
‘Is that Supreme?’ Are football shirts being taken a step too far?
The football shirt has become a designer’s playground and the 2020/21 kit release has been no exception. From ombre sunsets to cobalt...
Oct 2, 20205 min read
Triggered on Depop
Hidden amongst the vintage gems there’s a lot of harmful content on Depop – but who’s really responsible? My relationship with fashion...
Sep 25, 20202 min read
Showing the good, the bad, and the ugly in societies through street photography with Richard Barman
Richard Barman is a travel photographer from Assam, India. Seeking inspiration from Magnum Photos, Barman sees photography as a moment of...
Sep 22, 20204 min read
The Ammonite backlash: Queer narratives in film finally given centre stage
A trailer was recently released for the film Ammonite, a biopic of famed palaeontologist Mary Anning, starring Kate Winslet as the lead...
Sep 20, 20204 min read
Titanium Titties: What you need to know about nipple piercings
Love them, hate them or secretly want them – nipple piercings are taking the world by storm and following #freethenipple, who wouldn’t...
Sep 19, 20203 min read
Short story | Dog by Samuel Pollak
I am having a nightmare about a dog. At least I think he is a dog, though I am not quite sure. He is a big dog. Maybe too big to be a...
Sep 10, 20206 min read
Dirty money and greenwashing: Oatly’s recent investment deal shocks consumers
By Holly Davies Oatly is the latest in a long line of brands to get called out for potentially unethical practices. Their previous status...
Sep 3, 20205 min read
Is there such a thing as a “mutant algorithm”? Of course not, but biased ones are everywhere
By Lauren Greenan Algorithms have been a hot topic in the news recently, and not for a good reason. But should they really be taking the...
Sep 2, 20206 min read
Pandemic puppies: why lockdown wasn’t the best time to get a dog
By Olivia Jones The sale of puppies has sky-rocketed during the COVID-19 lockdown period, with a 168% increase in searches on the Kennel...
Sep 1, 20205 min read
Place-based and planetary: the new green food revolution
By Nicole Leslie Charria Boris Johnson’s obesity-tackling plans for the UK have been met with cries of outrage. His ignorance towards the...
Aug 25, 20204 min read
Jackmaster’s return: Why we can’t continue to remove the art from the artist
By Kate Calvert In mid-August 2018, Jackmaster, a prominent Scottish DJ and producer, ambiguously admitted to ‘behaving inappropriately’...
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Latest Fontaines D.C. album ‘closes eye’ on past but looks to future
‘‘Happiness is living in a closed eye’’ utters front man Grian Chatten on the penultimate track ‘Sunny’; one of the sweeter, more tender...
Aug 18, 20204 min read
Power to the people: What does the future look like for Belarus?
By Sam Baker Civil unrest rages the streets of Belarus following the country’s most contentious election in decades. Abhorrent displays...
Aug 18, 20204 min read
Cottagecore: A queer movement turned mainstream
By Ellie Redpath These days, most people – or, at any rate, most online people – have heard of the cottagecore aesthetic, if at least...
Aug 17, 20205 min read
Top seven houseplants for fresh green fingers
Houseplants are sometimes tricky housemates, and many are with you for life. Candid Orange have complied a list of seven houseplants that...
Aug 5, 20204 min read
Fast fashion is a bad look worldwide – so why do we only care about UK workers?
By Abigail Howe This must be an age of reckoning for fast fashion. Except we already knew about Leicester. National fast fashion retailer...
Aug 2, 20205 min read
It’s time to make menstrual cups mainstream
I was 9 when I first saw an advert for menstrual cups. It was stuck to the back of the toilet door at my favourite local restaurant. A...
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