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Deepfakes, dead relatives and digital resurrection
Technology’s movement towards reanimating the dead is closer than ever. But who is responsible for these virtual relationships? How is technology affecting the grieving process? And what can be gained from it?
KSI is the bandana-wearing YouTube star turned rapper
Volume 4 Issue 003: With the third-most followed music channel in the UK (behind Ed Sheeran and One Direction), KSI has transitioned from bedroom gamer right to the very top.
How the government is trying to suppress marginalised voters
The Voice: Last week, the government announced the Electoral Integrity Bill via the Queen’s Speech, which would introduce voter ID during elections. But identification costs money. The UK’s most marginalised groups will pay the political price.
How open-source investigators are tracking Russian oligarchs’ planes and yachts
Joe Biden has said he’s coming after oligarchs’ “ill-begotten gains”. The internet can help with that.
Pete Davidson is just hot, actually
We’re in the era of the skinny, sickly-looking man and, with Kim Kardashian on his arm, Pete Davidson is winning.
Cànanan Màthaireil: Scottish Gaelic is making a comeback
Forget road signs. Thanks to AI researchers and social media influencers, the Celtic language is being dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
How mundane gossip took over the internet
From podcasts brimming with everyday scandals to entire investigative news stories, the banal and downright dreary has become the internet's favourite flavour of tea – always lukewarm, never piping hot.
Black History Month events to check out this October
One for the diaries: here’s an extensive guide of exhibitions, events, festivals and club nights this BHM.
Mega-collector Vince Aletti shares his favourite alternative magazines
Work from Irving Penn, Steven Meisel, Bob Richardson and more makes the cut in his new book Issues, charting the history of fashion photography.
‘Drawing a Blank’ is returning to London tonight!
Curator Ben Broome has brought 15 of his artist mates back to his hometown for this year’s group exhibition.
100% Boy Pablo: Norway’s dream-pop boy wonder
Three years after his unexpected viral fame, the bedroom musician has shared his woozy debut album, Wachito Rico.
Claire Barrow’s ode to Game of Thrones and Les Misérables
The designer’s latest Xtréme Sports drop is a commentary on the madness of today’s political world.
Predictive policing and ‘pre-crime’ algorithms: the new age of law enforcement
“When does prevention trickle so far up the chain that it slides into Minority Report territory and flip the presumption of innocence on its head?”
FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League: China-Italy
Photo of the day: Paola Ogechi Egonu of Italy attacks during the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nation’s League match between China and Italy at the Hong Kong Coliseum on 6th June.
The virtues of Niamh Algar
The rising Irish actor talks Shane Meadow’s plaintive new drama – one so naturalistic and tender that it feels intensely close to documentary.