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Rebecca Goodwin and the Reality Check Podcast: Is it finally time to stop shaming women?

Rebecca Goodwin and the Reality Check Podcast: Is it finally time to stop shaming women?

Rebecca Goodwin’s appearance on the Reality Check Podcast has ignited a heated online debate over the morality of sex work, and the relentless scrutiny of the women who take part.
BookTok is killing your curiosity

BookTok is killing your curiosity

BookTok is doing the thinking for us, and ruining our curiosity in the process
Ragebait is ruining social media

Ragebait is ruining social media

Controversy has become the currency of the internet – it is high time we regulated against it
The Great X-scape: The exodus of Musk’s Platform for Bluesky

The Great X-scape: The exodus of Musk’s Platform for Bluesky

Moving from X to Bluesky may not be the simple solution it seems. We are looking into a future of extreme social polarisation.
Interview: Kate Nash on music, Manchester and mental health

Interview: Kate Nash on music, Manchester and mental health

London-born, LA-based artist Kate Nash delves into her 20 years in music as she embarks on a world tour in support of new album 9 Sad Symphonies
Social media and the illusion of activism

Social media and the illusion of activism

Social media has made social justice easier than ever, but has this come at the cost of meaningful action?
We need to politicise mental health

We need to politicise mental health

A rising number of people in Britain are on antidepressants. Your risk of mental illness correlates with how young, how poor and how socially-disadvantaged you are. Why is this and what should we do about it?
Influencing goes deeper than we think

Influencing goes deeper than we think

We think of influencing as simple: someone you like online tells you to buy something, and you do, like the good little consumer that you are. Maybe it’s not that straightforward
TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food

TikTok and Teatox: Why social media is sucking the joy out of food

From ‘What I Eat in a Day’ videos to fad diet trends, social media’s rampant championing of toxic diet culture needs to stop
Flipping the script: Girlhood as a new model for women

Flipping the script: Girlhood as a new model for women

What makes women who they are? Why we’re travelling back in time to find ourselves while teens look to the future

The kids aren’t alright: Sunak’s school phone ban won’t stop bigotry, even a bit

Sunak’s ban on phones in secondary school is doing little to solve the problem, and more to make it worse
Why you don’t need New Year’s resolutions in 2024

Why you don’t need New Year’s resolutions in 2024

With every New Year comes the same pressure to set resolutions and make personal changes, but this needless pressure won’t provide the route to fulfilment
Yes, there’s comfort in conformity – but it’s less fun: The internet is killing individuality 

Yes, there’s comfort in conformity – but it’s less fun: The internet is killing individuality 

How can we form our own identity if our self-expression is dictated by the internet?
The blurring of the lines: It’s time to bring an end to tragedy chants

The blurring of the lines: It’s time to bring an end to tragedy chants

Tragedy chanting – songs about the Hillsborough Disaster, the Munich Air disaster, and others – needs to go
Dean John-Wilson on theatre representation, social media, and vocal coaching

Dean John-Wilson on theatre representation, social media, and vocal coaching

The Mancunion sits down with West End star Dean John-Wilson, who is currently starring in the UK tour of The King and I – his first time on the road in 12 years
The wellness myth in the age of social media

The wellness myth in the age of social media

We ask what exactly wellness means today, and why it has become such a cultural obsession driven by the internet and celebrities.
Gomez goss, Bieber fever and the frightening power of TikTok clicks

Gomez goss, Bieber fever and the frightening power of TikTok clicks

TikTok has propelled celebrity gossip and status to new heights, with the Gomez-Bieber feud being the tip of the iceberg.
Does Length Matter? A dive into the modern music industry

Does Length Matter? A dive into the modern music industry

Is TikTok ruining the music industry? Are fans asking to much? Do artists have any creative control? We explore the recent shifts and progressions in the music industry
Musk Off: Why Twitter’s acquisition won’t save discussion

Musk Off: Why Twitter’s acquisition won’t save discussion

Elon Musk’s ill-advised Twitter purchase will do nothing to help the failing platform
Review: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Review: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Javaad Alipoor returns to HOME with Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, an abstract work about the murder of Fereydoun Farrokhzad