(Hyper)reality TV: the Future of Reality Television in the Social Media Age
‘Receipts! Proof! Timelines! Screenshots!’ Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It was the reckoning heard around the world. The recent finale...
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Ellie Valentine
- Feb 2
- 5 min
The ‘Rotting Girl’ Aesthetic: Madeline Argy and Pretty Privilege
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Clean Girl Aesthetic’ seems to have taken the Western world by storm. Everywhere I turn there’s a girl...
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Lara Engel
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Unmasking the Realities of ‘Net Zero’
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq As COP28 draws to a close, the ‘Net Zero’ buzzword is ubiquitous as ever. Net Zero refers to reaching an...
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Nelly Laycock
- Aug 28, 2023
- 4 min
Huw Edwards and the Problems of a Modern-Day Scandal
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Early July saw Huw Edwards become the latest presenter to face scrutiny over claims that he paid a...
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Flora Leask
- Jun 27, 2023
- 4 min
'AI and Popular Culture': In Conversation with Dr Lee Barron
Image provided by Lee Barron. The Broad’s Creative Director Flora Leask chatted with Dr Lee Barron about his new non-fiction book AI and...
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Tasha Stewart
- Jun 20, 2023
- 3 min
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....
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Aleyna Petts
- Apr 5, 2023
- 3 min
EmPOWERMENt: Repurposing survivor-victim language
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For as long as I’ve been a feminist, I’ve resented the term survivor being used in gender-based violence...
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Owen Thomas Webb
- Feb 21, 2023
- 4 min
You Do Not live in a Democracy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are often reminded that we live in a democracy. Publicly owned news outlets, party political...
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Owen Thomas Webb
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Less Is More – Great Wealth Taxations and the Guaranteed Income
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq If a multi-millionaire stockbroker is in receipt of the same guaranteed income as a part-time bartender...
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Owen Thomas Webb
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
This is not a Financial Crisis —This is a crisis of economics
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are amid a crisis of economics. To make the first step towards understanding the crisis of our time,...
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Rosie Tatham
- May 21, 2022
- 4 min
Goodbye, BMI: the damaging health measurement that needs put to rest.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Medicine and healthcare are undeniably a key part of society, yet there are inherent flaws within our...
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Hannah Hassan
- Mar 18, 2022
- 4 min
Inclusion and equality matter: Why are they missing from our approach to Covid?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The uneven impact of Covid-19 has shown the abject failure of our response to it as a society. It has...
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Rachel Slater
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
‘Birds’ of a feather … are revolting
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Birds are little, fragile, and inconsequential. They flutter, they nest, they squawk and they don’t do a...
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Gem Kirwan
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Rape culture and football: the ugly truth behind the “Beautiful Game”
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It’s difficult to overstate the cultural impact of football on society: it dominates the TV guides, it...
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Pablo Lacalle Castillo
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Politiktok: why social media’s biggest craze has crippled political discussion.
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It has admittedly become somewhat of a cliché to point out the irony that in an unprecedented age of mass...
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Nell Whitaker
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
The countryside dilemma: would the English roam responsibly?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Right to Roam’ came into force in Scotland sixteen years ago, but it has been a mixed blessing. On the...
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