LIFE
Exploring the Generational Gap in Mental Health Awareness, and How We Can Close It
Being Nigerian, I knew I could not go to my mum or dad when I started getting consecutive depressive episodes: they would just try to pray it away.
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ARTS
Heartbeats: Sleep Deez on Blurring the Lines in Music, Finding Success and Inspiration in Lockdown, and Shaking Up the Industry
We’re kicking off Heartbeats, our new music section, with an interview of Sleep Deez, Grammy nominated producer for BTS, Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna and Usher, and many more.
CULTURE
The Damage Already Done By OnlyFans Reinforces The Stigma of Sex Work
Even backtracked, OnlyFans' intention to ban explicit content reeks of prejudice, and reveals where its loyalty truly lies.
CULTURE
An Incomplete Guide to Ableist Language
Words related to disability have different journeys, some reclaimed by the community and some banned - but where do they even come from?
POLITICS
Afghan People Deserve Better than the West’s Islamophobic Media Coverage
Between click baits, insensitive headlines and white saviour narratives, the mainstream media needs to check itself - and fast.
ENVIRONMENT
Plastic in Paradise: How a Trip to South Asia Inspired an Environmentally Conscious Retail Destination to Help Consumers Shop by Ethics
When eTHikel founder Amerjit Briah uncovered the dirty secrets of the UK’s waste management system, she created a solution for concerned shoppers, matching them with ethical brands they can trust
CULTURE
Never Have I Ever’s Devi is “One of the Messiest Main Characters in Existence” - and I Love It
Something about her character's deeply flawed nature speaks to my diasporic Indian identity, which has long waited for an imperfect Indian girl like Devi.
POLITICS
Colonial Violence: The Fight for Palestinian Homes in Sheikh Jarrah Continues, And It Has Nothing to Do With Real Estate
To suggest Palestinians should be paying their colonisers to live in their own homes would be an insult, yet that is exactly what the Israeli Supreme Court just did
CULTURE
Modern Feminism Has Dangerous Double Standards, and Is Excluding Muslim Women From Its Narrative
Why is covering up viewed as empowering and praiseworthy on the Norwegian women's beach handball team, but not on Muslim women?
CULTURE
Black Women Are Not Just Here For Your Entertainment - They’re Allowed to Protect Their Mental Health
Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Megan Markle are extraordinarily gifted in their own fields but also in their bravery to speak out about their mental wellbeing.
CULTURE
Wait… Even the Paralympics Are Ableist Now?
When Becca Meyers pulled out of the Paralympics because her PCA (and mother) was denied access, the Committee's ableism felt all too familiar.
SELF
On Returning to “Male” Spaces When You’re No Longer Male
What happens when you go back to male-dominated gaming events when you don't look 'visibly queer'?