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Football, Politics and the Fight for France’s Future

The Euros are in full flight and provide a welcome distraction from the febrile politics that have recently enveloped Europe. However, this week, the French football captain Kylian Mbappé ventured int... Read More

Words by
Kenny Primrose

June 17, 2024

Taylor Swift and the art of surprise

This week, Swifties are celebrating the 100th show of Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour. The Fortnight singer is well-known for delighting her fans with unexpected gestures such as surprise alb... Read More

Words by
Abigail Woodcock

June 16, 2024

Does character matter in elections?

It’s the biggest year of elections in history, which means it’s also the biggest year for media coverage of elections in history. Politicians from across the board are having whatever dirty laundry ca... Read More

Words by
Kenny Primrose

June 14, 2024

AppleGPT and the privacy precipice

Former US Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas remarked that the right to privacy is the beginning of all freedoms. The digital revolution we’re living through continues to throw up examples of Do... Read More

Words by
Max Jeganathan

June 12, 2024

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My ultimate goal? Don’t die.

Anti-ageing tech millionaire Bryan Johnson is possibly the most biologically measured man in human history.

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Culture Tech World

Long Reads

What can we learn from 20 years of Facebook?

Twenty years ago, Facebook was a small social networking platform for university students. Today, one third of the world has…

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Culture Tech

What’s Jesus got to do with Gandhi?

On the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, Rahil Patel, a former Hindu monk, reflects on the influences that shaped the…

Rahil Patel

4 mins

Culture World

In a world overwhelmed by the demands of work, “Bluey” reminds us of the ethical importance of play

“You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.” Actor Warren…

Max Jeganathan

4 mins

Culture World

Was Jodie Foster right about Gen Z?

Boomers, Gen X, Gen Z - what defines them? When sweeping generalisations are made about a given generation, like Jodie…

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Culture Tech World

What’s Blue Monday really telling us about ourselves?

Blue Monday is upon us once again - that time of year when those of us in the Northern Hemisphere…

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Culture

Survival of the Richest: Navigating Carbon Inequalities

As COP28 prepares to get underway, a recent report from Oxfam points out the starkly disproportionate carbon emissions of the…

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Environment World

A Lesson from 3 Dead Influencers: 60 years on from C.S Lewis, John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley

A president, a professor and a philosopher walk into a pub in the afterlife. What would they say about 2023?

Max Jeganathan

3 mins

Culture World

October 30, 2023

Unmasking Halloween: Why are we so compelled by the supernatural?

Halloween; a time of masks, makeup, and fancy dress. It may seem on the surface to be little more than…

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Culture World

October 10, 2023

Why were so many people blindsided by Sam Bankman-Fried?

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is entering the second week of his highly publicised fraud trial. As more details look…

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Economy World

My ultimate goal? Don’t die.

Anti-ageing tech millionaire Bryan Johnson is possibly the most biologically measured man in human history.

Kenny Primrose

3 mins

Culture Tech World

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