Are we really heading for World War 3? Here’s everything you need to know

As the conflict in West Asia escalates, we unpack the ramifications – from whether Russia and China will get involved, to the effect on global supply chains, and more

Mar 07, 2026

James Greig

Beauty

Nicki Minaj and the ugly politics of Republican make-up

The former queen of rap has recently come out as a Trump supporter, and the internet now believes she looks like one. But does she? Or are we once again equating beauty and morality?

Feb 24, 2026

Halima Jibril

Life & Culture

Why is the US government coming for young climate activists?

A former member of Extinction Rebellion was visited by the FBI this month. We speak to him and two current members of XR about what it means to be a climate activist in Trump’s America

Feb 24, 2026

Laura Pitcher

Music

Sonic warfare: How musicians are using ‘noise protests’ against ICE

In the wake of brutal ICE raids in cities across the US, musicians are dusting off their instruments and banding together in an attempt to stop deportations

Feb 12, 2026

Laura Molloy

Music

How Bad Bunny became a political icon

Ahead of his highly anticipated Super Bowl LX performance, we revisit nine key moments that led the reggaetón star to become the profoundly anti-colonial voice he is today

Feb 06, 2026

Oscar Adame Galeano

Beauty

What we get wrong about disordered eating

In her book, Tell Me How You Eat, Amber Husain explores how the state of the world can impact our relationship with food

Feb 05, 2026

Halima Jibril

Music

ICE Out, the Grammys, and the fight for cultural power in the US

From Bad Bunny standing up for the humanity of migrants to Billie Eilish declaring ‘no one is illegal on stolen land’, almost everyone at last night’s Grammys had something to say about ICE. Are the Republicans losing their grip on American culture?

Feb 02, 2026

James Greig

Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images

Life & Culture

So you want to leave TikTok?

Billie Eilish, Megan Stalter and more are calling out TikTok for censoring content about ICE – but what is going on with the social media platform, and is it finally time to move on from it?

Jan 27, 2026

Jenny Jane

Life & Culture

Is a new gambling trend driving us toward armageddon?

Billion-dollar prediction markets like Polymarket enable users to bet on everything from celebrity news to global warfare – what could go wrong?

Jan 20, 2026

Thom Waite

Life & Culture

Want to take a stand against ICE? Here’s how to minimise risk

Following the tragic murder of Renée Nicole Good, we spoke with an expert about how to join the movement against ICE and stand up for migrants as safely as possible

Jan 16, 2026

James Greig

Donald Trump is presented with a piece of art, 2024

Art & Photography

US fascism is killing art

Funding cuts and censorship are hitting US art institutions hard, while the Trump administration pushes its own brand of right-wing slop – are we seeing, in the words of Guillermo del Toro, a ‘prelude to fascism’?

Jan 15, 2026

Thom Waite

Life & Culture

Björk slams Trump, Denmark and colonialism

‘The chance that my fellow Greenlanders might go from one cruel coloniser to another is too brutal to even imagine,’ Björk posted on Instagram, as the US continues to threaten to annex the Arctic island

Jan 06, 2026

Halima Jibril

Life & Culture

What does 2025’s free speech crackdown mean for Americans?

The first year of Trump’s second presidency saw a historic wave of censorship, spelling a grim future for the future of civil discourse and free expression in the US

Dec 19, 2025

Isabel Bekele

Life & Culture

Was 2025 the year of peak ragebait?

The Trump White House posts neo-fascist memes, jeans are a tool for political warfare, Emerald Fennell is forcing Emily Brontë fans to watch hardcore BDSM, and the internet is hacking our limbic system better than ever – this is your brain on 2025

Dec 17, 2025

Thom Waite

Life & Culture

Woke is back – or is it?

Over the past five years, wokeism has been co-opted by neoliberal corporations – but now, real left-wing politics is making a comeback

Dec 02, 2025

Róisín Lanigan