Culture

A wall graffiti featuring a person with their mouth taped metaphoric for the lack of free speech

Why you should care about Instagram restricting the political content you see

The social media platform has automatically limited political news on all profiles. This impacts young people’s ability to engage in informed dialogue...

culture
Screenshot of comments on TikTok posts about cheaters

Watch out: TikTok could expose you as a cheater

A slew of infidelity scandals online have seen users playing amateur detective – here’s why this can easily go wrong

culture
Hysterical Collective are subverting the idea of the ‘hysterical woman’

Hysterical Collective are subverting the idea of the ‘hysterical woman’

Cake as art, an interactive bathroom, a workbook on reclaiming marginalised anger; this charity art exhibition is a must-see

culture
What is astroturfing and is the music industry gaslighting us?

What is astroturfing and is the music industry gaslighting us?

Labels are being accused of planting grassroots support for artists on TikTok and Instagram – so how can we tell what's really real?

music
These photos want you to celebrate the weirdness inside you

These photos want you to celebrate the weirdness inside you

Fotómetro’s new series Proof of Existence is an ode to our bizarre differences and quirky oddities

culture
Better off alone: Why it’s time to hit the club solo

Better off alone: Why it’s time to hit the club solo

From the mental health benefits to friend-making potential, here’s why raving on your own can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences

music
The ultimate Gen Z Valentine’s day gift guide

The ultimate Gen Z Valentine’s day gift guide

Artsy mend-patches, penis-shaped lippies, cocktail kits and intimate card games. Dig in...

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Code-switching: here’s why some people have two accents

Code-switching: here’s why some people have two accents

We speak to TikToker Sara Deshmukh about her accent causing a furore online, and why juggling speech styles can be important for immigrants

wellness
The Traitors: this is why we love to watch deception

the traitors: this is why we love to watch deception

Psychologists, lying experts and contestants Paul and Wilf tell us more about the art of deceit on the TV show

film & tv
here are our feel-good Oscar nominations for 2024

here are our feel-good Oscar nominations for 2024

Biggest ick, horniest movie, cringiest roll-out and most meme-able films; it’s all here

film & tv
Why do cute things make us feel so good?

Why do cute things make us feel so good?

Sylvanian Families, squiggly mirrors and emojis: we look at what cute means today

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Tits up: Lucy & Yak’s new campaign urges you to bare all

Tits up: Lucy & Yak’s new campaign urges you to bare all

In its latest collection, the Brighton-based brand stands up to breast censorship

fashion
Did we need a Gen Z Mean Girls movie?

Did we need a Gen Z Mean Girls movie?

If this isn’t our mother’s Mean Girls, it’s not ours either

film & tv
15 thoughts I had while watching Poor Things

15 thoughts I had while watching Poor Things

Saltburn walked so Poor Things could run

film & tv
what does gen z make of the sopranos?

what does gen z make of the sopranos?

As the cult show turns 25, how are young people reacting to the classic mobster series?

film & tv
Loud budgeting is in, quiet luxury is out

Loud budgeting is in, quiet luxury is out

TikTok has decided it’s cool to save money and we’re here for it

culture
24 things to bring joy in 2024

24 things to bring joy in 2024

From festivals to film drops, from fashion moments to sports, could this be the year the roaring twenties truly arrives?

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Why it's time to leave the club early

Why it's time to leave the club early

Rave culture tells us we should put a good shift in by staying all out all night, but this competition and peer pressure is becoming toxic…

music
The Buccaneers’ Josie Totah wants queer stories to be more joyful

The Buccaneers’ Josie Totah wants queer stories to be more joyful

woo chats with Josie Totah and Mia Threapleton about their characters’ queer love story in The Buccaneers

film & tv
Cai Davies’s happy meal is a dal with all the trimmings

Cai Davies’s happy meal is a dal with all the trimmings

The young chef has been behind the scenes in the UK’s best restaurant and manages his own Welsh-Japanese pop-up, but his happy meal comes from another...

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