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Endurance: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 Years After
Illustrations by Grace McKenna Public memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has long been shaped by a U.S.-centred narrative that frames the...
Ami John
5 days ago3 min read


That Sydney Sweeney Campaign: American Eagle’s Marketing Misfire
Illustrations by Grace McKenna ‘Sydney Sweeney has great jeans/genes.’ It’s a tagline that’s ricocheted across social media, sparking...
Keya Desai
Aug 253 min read


Scarves, Spirituality and Stereotypes: The Double Standard of South Asia in the Western Imagination
Illustrations by Grace McKenna With Coachella in April and the Met Gala in May, for the last few months my social media has been flooded...
Srishti Ramakrishnan
May 225 min read
La Guajira: Abundant Energy, Scarce Water
La Guajira — a Colombian peninsula bordering Venezuela — is home to one of the largest open coal mines in the world. This area was first...
Nicolle Delgado
Dec 19, 20243 min read
“I was handing out Oreos to children while forces were killing 12 people in the same area”: life as a volunteer in the Venezuelan refugee crisis.
Ria Threadgold, an Edinburgh Law student, speaks of an all encompassing sense of guilt and nihilism when she left the Venezuelan refugee...
Becca Johns
Dec 8, 20244 min read


Pouring change: brands' impact on sustainable food consumption
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘If you want to change the world, change your milk’ – Plenish Drinks In today’s climate-conscious...
Lara Engel
Apr 6, 20244 min read


Fanning the flames of climate doomism: Reigniting hope through the media
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Devastating Wildfires’, 'Extreme Temperatures', 'Rising Tides of Doom' — the media is adopting an...
Lara Engel
Sep 7, 20233 min read


Ultra-fast fashion: where others fail, Shein succeeds
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In recent months fast fashion giant ASOS has recorded unprecedented losses. Leading up to February, sales...
Tasha Stewart
Aug 28, 20234 min read


Greenwashing: the media’s power over business reputation
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In today's climate-conscious society, sustainable marketing campaigns are at the forefront of business...
Lara Engel
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Pablo Escobar: why you shouldn’t romanticize Colombia’s nightmare
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq As a Colombian, it never ceases to shock me whenever someone makes a Pablo Escobar or cocaine joke (even...
Maria Saavedra
Jun 20, 20234 min read


The age of Ozempic highlights the superficiality of body positive
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The past year has seen a new drug sweeping through the medical cabinets of the Hollywood glitterati....
Tasha Stewart
Jun 20, 20233 min read


The Changing Face of Internationalism
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It was once written that the emergence of liberal democracies all around the world represented the end of...
Owen Thomas Webb
Jun 14, 20234 min read


What is Money?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We live in a material world. We live in a world where people, no matter who or where, need houses to live...
Owen Thomas Webb
May 29, 20234 min read


Qigong Heavenly Kingdom – The Peculiar World of Shen Yun
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Shen Yun came to the Edinburgh Playhouse to perform ‘5,000 Years of Chinese Civilization Reborn’, it...
Owen Thomas Webb
May 1, 20235 min read


Passing the buck: Shamima Begum is the UK’s responsibility
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The case of Shamima Begum is not a simple one. Even when presented with all the facts, making an honest...
Tasha Stewart
Apr 3, 20234 min read


A pattern of disrespect: how the media influences narratives of dead or missing women
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Recent reports in the mainstream media have demonstrated a pattern of disrespect towards women who have...
Sorcha Tipping
Mar 31, 20234 min read


Peru's Nightmare: Three Months After Castillo
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On the 7th of December 2022, in a national broadcast, the then President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, took a...
Jessamy Guest
Mar 25, 20234 min read


Thank God for the North East!
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Brazil’s new president was sworn in on January 1st, the world heaved a sigh of relief. This was not...
Jessamy Guest
Feb 8, 20234 min read


Vulnerable woman: Everyday normality in Egypt
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq A country advancing politically, economically and even socially, Egypt has been celebrated for moving...
Amy Walker
Nov 14, 20225 min read


The role of period tracking apps under the USA’s new abortion laws
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq This article is part of The Broad's short series in response to the US Supreme Court's decision to...
Sorcha Tipping
Sep 12, 20225 min read
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