Opinion
Are you a terrorist? Take the US government’s test to find out
Inept responses to homegrown security threats — Can sliding-scale questionnaires and info-graphics really identify extremism and help protect us from terrorism?
Written by: Alex King
An Irish jig you can breakdance to! Ad-land’s latest great faux pas
BAD ADZ #3 — Orange juice brand J20 gets their cocktails in a right old mix by throwing breakdancers into an Irish pub. Oh dear, says King Adz, our resident ad-buster.
Written by: King Adz
Malcolm X, O.J. Simpson, and now Marine Le Pen; a history of controversy at Oxford Union
No platform for fascism — As protesters mobilise at the Oxford Union, where Marine Le Pen is scheduled to talk tonight, we consider some of their previously controversial guests.
Written by: Megan White
Adidas ropes in ‘Superstars’ to sell the rags-to-riches dream
BAD ADZ #2 — Does a brand as cool as Adidas have to play to the celeb-obsessed? Ad-man King Adz pays homage to the shelltoe he used to know.
Written by: King Adz
Argos dabbles in 'street cred' in hyper-plastic ad
BAD ADZ #1 — Notes from the frontlines of cultural co-optation, courtesy of advertising's rogue inside-man, perpetual outsider King Adz.
Written by: King Adz
#BlackLivesMatter is our collective battle
Oprah's call for a 'leader' is so last year — In a new era of global activism, are celebrity leaders a thing of the past?
Written by: Dipo Faloyin
The end of Google Glass and other bizarre inventions that never took off
What were they thinking? — Products and inventions that show how not all technology is in the name of progress.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Rallying to raise awareness of Nigerian tragedy
I am Charlie but I am Baga too — Why did newspapers react in horror to the Charlie Hebdo attacks but barely comment on the recent atrocities in Nigeria?
Written by: Shelley Jones
Luxury London is a vision of hell
Ads for high-rise flats get creepier and creepier — What kind of future do we want for our cities if elitism and sexism helps sell 'The Dream'?
Written by: Michael Fordham
How can we stop the Charlie Hebdo attacks deepening divisions?
Combatting Islamophobia and the far-right — In the wake of the Paris shootings, Huck asks how we can come together to move beyond hatred.
Written by: Alex King
