Mexico’s first indigenous female presidential candidate failed to get on the ballot for the July 2018 election, shining a light on structural discrimination in the troubled country.
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The Musical Descendants of Johann S. Bach
Baroque-era composer Johann Sebastian Bach is arguably the most influential composer in human history. These days, his music, more than any other composer’s, is still being studied, analysed and performed – setting the stage for the constant evolution of classical music for centuries to come.
Read More Happy Month of Masturbation: promoting positive attitudes of masturbation
In 1995 the sex shop Good Vibrations in San Francisco did us all a favour by declaring May as the Month of Masturbation.
Read More theatre in a broken world
august 2017 sitting in my new home in london, i read about my old Home in Korea and my old old home in america and leaders of one Korea and leaders of one america fondling each other’s dicksegos as foreplay to a very.scary.dark.post.apocalyptic.fifty.scary.shades.of.fifty.scary.darker.nuclear.wars. it’s not “Really stupid”. it’s Really terribly clever and evil and scary…
Read More Exeter Law Students exposed in ‘vile, twisted’ group chat
Five male students from the university of Exeter have been exposed trading racist and sexist slurs on a WhatsApp chat, leading to a major investigation by the university and police involvement.
Read More Black Panther: Ryan Coogler’s Afrofuturist sensation is set to revolutionise the superhero genre
Black Panther: the latest instalment in the Marvel Universe is a powerful reclamation of blackness and redefines African nations as anything but ‘shithole countries’.
Read More This Valentine’s Day, don’t forget about self-love
Regardless of your relationship status, be your own Valentine this Valentine’s Day and send yourself a card that you definitely won’t rip up.
Read More MGMT – Little Dark Age
The fourth studio outing, Little Dark Age, from indie-psych’s best-known stalwarts is clearly a compromise between critical approval and personal creative vision, but walking the thin red line between both fields has never sounded better.
Read More Aziz Ansari and consent
When Aziz Ansari was accused of sexual assault by a woman referred to as ‘Grace’, many rallied to his defence. These allegations have forced the discussion on sexual assault into a far more convoluted area and the result has made many uncomfortable with their own understanding of consent.
Read More Top Ten Films of 2017
While 2017 definitely had its fair share of stinkers, I’d wager that there’s also proof that the film industry still has some spunk left in it.
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