The diary of a gambling addict
Crippling debt and constant hounding from loan sharks led to this former gambling addict living a double life.
Society
Brutal Assault’s heavy metal lovers
Love is in the air! The Czech Republic’s annual heavy metal festival featured mosh pits, walls of death and plenty of... snogs.
How we came close to housing utopia
As we celebrate the centenary of social housing, rights campaigner Vicky Spratt takes an investigative look at the UK's relentless housing crisis.
The Big Mood: it’s a hog’s life
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
“I grew up around Muslim girlfriends that were like sisters”
London-based photography collective and zine Muslim Sisterhood spotlight five female and non-binary Muslims from their community.
Silence is violence
Photo of the day: People take part in a rally against hate on 4th August, a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, that left 20 people dead and 26 wounded.
The pink seesaw at the US-Mexico border was 10-years in the making
In 30 minutes it was installed, used by children on either side of the border, made headline news around the world and then dismantled.
Inside Advocacy Academy: the radical programme turning angry young people into activists
“I have really high hopes. We are always taught to aim high, so fuck it I’m aiming high. I want to be president of Interpol or the UN. Just fuck it.”
Would you go on ‘Love Island’?
In the run up to the Love Island final The Face took to the streets of Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds and Manchester to ask the burning question (and a couple more).
Fck Govt, Fck Boris
Here’s what people had to say about our new Prime Minister at yesterday’s anti-Boris Johnson march.
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Crack on with our Love Island podcast: ‘It Is What It Is’
Join host Raven Smith as he unpacks the big questions we’re all asking, this time with the help of Chicken Shop Date’s Amelia Dimoldenberg. No topic is off-limits, no questions unanswered.
Has Instagram changed our expectation of travel or have we always been gullible?
Instagram has offered an adrenaline shot to global tourism – brands, landmarks and locals are keen to cash-in.
From social media platform to world domination: all hail the rise of Facebook 2.0
Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, can handle 1,000 transactions per second (Bitcoin can only deal with seven) and early investors include Uber, Paypal, Spotify and Mastercard.
Where are all the women?
This is why you’re not seeing lesbians at gay bars.
Bristol’s beloved carnival is back in full force
Since 1968: St Paul’s Afrikan-Caribbean Carnival in photos.
Why politicians fucking love karaoke
No but seriously, they really really love it.
Yer da sells Avon: how the Scots language found a new home on Twitter
Young Scots have spoken in their own languages for decades. Now they’re finding an authentic voice online, thanks to social media. And blowing yersel up tae fuck in a microwave.
The Big Mood: close but no cigar (via Joss Stone)
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
Behind the scenes at NYC Downlow
Stella Meltdown, Cassandra, Hairy Rose, and Mahatma Candy spill the tea on Glastonbury’s most debauched corner.
The Big Mood: this naked man riding a scooter in the heatwave
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
The truth about spas and disability
Spas have forever been spaces to recoup and recharge. Yet they’re all too often inaccessible to those who could benefit from their therapeutic potential the most: disabled people.
The Big Mood: Michael Gove inadvertently helping a cocaine-user avoid jail time
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
