Samuel White
Why is the Met Police using EsDeeKid for ‘copaganda’?
Slop Enforcement — Among the AI slop and ragebait of late-stage social media, newsletter columnist Emma Garland has noticed a jarring trend – London’s police force appropriating criminalised subcultures for engagement purposes.
Written by: Emma Garland
Louis Theroux’s ‘Manosphere’ shows men aren’t the problem, platforms are
No Ws for Good Men — The journalist’s new documentary sees him dive headfirst into the toxicities and machinations of the male influencer economy. But when young creators are monetarily incentivised to make more and more outrageous content, who really is to blame?
Written by: Emma Garland
Remembering 2025: The ‘Sure, Why Not’ of Years
Huck’s year end wrap-up — From Gen Z uprisings and Katy Perry becoming an astronaut, to the growing omnipresence of AI, the past 12 months have been weird and endlessly revolving. Newsletter columnist Emma Garland attempts to make sense of it all.
Written by: Emma Garland
As music journalism marches towards oblivion, a plea for salvation
We Gotta Get Through This — On reaching 25 years of the independent music blog and online community Drowned in Sound, site founder, label boss, and manager of artists such as Charlotte Church, Sean Adams, explores how music journalism is still limping, and why setting up The Association of Music Editors is an attempt to liberate it from corporate tyranny and neglect.
Written by: Sean Adams
