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Activism

The K-pop stans fighting for a free Palestine

Activist Army assemble — After emerging as a powerful force for social justice during the BLM protests last summer, K-pop fans are now mobilising around another urgent human rights issue: Palestinian liberation.

Written by: Chloé Meley

Activism

How Nigerians are resisting the authoritarian Twitter ban

#KeepItOn — In the wake of the country’s government indefinitely suspending the platform and threatening prosecution of users who post tweets, Nigerians are fighting back and defending their right to freedom of speech.

Written by: Zainab Onuh-Yahaya

Skate

Chad Muska on the legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

‘It was all such a crazy dream’ — With the game set to be re-released next month, we caught up with the legendary skater to chat about its impact and the future of skateboarding.

Written by: Nic Dobija-Nootens

Books

Rob Doyle: ‘so much political discourse is performative’

At the Threshold — The acclaimed author – lauded as one of the most vital voices in contemporary Irish fiction – talks psychedelics, Twitter, and his undefinable new novel, Threshold.

Written by: James Greig

Outdoors

Inside the wild world of college cheerleading

Class, community and capitalism — New Netflix series Cheer is filled with high stakes stunts and drama – but it can also teach us a lot about America’s class problem.

Written by: Ruby Lott-Lavigna

Tech

How a fake football club exposed Twitter's hypocrisy

#NeverStopNotGivingUp — Caught up in a purge of parody Twitter accounts after fake news barged onto the general election agenda, beloved (and imaginary) non-league side Streatham Rovers now face an existential threat.

Written by: Will Magee

Tech

Instagram does not care about your mental health

Losing likes — The app’s recent decision to get rid of ‘likes’ has been celebrated as a positive move for our collective wellbeing. But does it really make a difference?

Written by: Aimee Cliff

Opinion

All hail Coleen Rooney, the hero we need right now

Save us — The slog of Brexit is too much to bear. A literary mystery with explosive consequences is the perfect tonic for these dark times – and we scarcely deserve Rooney’s work.

Written by: Dawn Foster

Tech

The new, extremely online era of Christianity

Hashtag blessed — At a time when fewer young people are religious than ever before, we talk to millennial worshippers about what draws them to church, and whether faith and progressiveness are mutually exclusive.

Written by: Jennifer Hahn

Opinion

The Slumflower is a small part of a much bigger problem

The trouble with pop feminism — Chidera Eggerue has come under fire for pushing a brand of feminism that claims not to care about men, yet also seems intensely obsessed with them. But she isn’t alone.

Written by: Esmé Ara’resa

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