Society
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.
The Big Mood: Larry, the 10 Downing Street Cat
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
How does it feel to have been right all along?
Marie Le Conte reports on the state of the planet, the state of the nation and the rise of eco-fascism from the Green Party Spring Conference in Scarborough.
Protesters march during a rally in Hong Kong
Photo of the day: huge crowds thronged Hong Kong on 9th June to protest against a controversial extradition law proposal that has sparked the biggest public backlash against the city’s pro-Beijing leadership in years.
Eid al-Fitr, Brooklyn, New York
Photos of the day: celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The Big Mood: dancing on the grave of Theresa May’s political career
One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.
Female asylum seekers on the bizarre burden of proving their queerness
We speak to a cross-section of lesbian and bisexual women claiming asylum in the UK on the basis of their sexual orientation.
