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Lily Allen review: Less a gig than a piece of cathartic performance art
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (255+ words) You can't say Lily Allen doesn't have exquisite timing. In October she surprise-dropped West End Girl, her album "inspired" by her exploded/imploded marriage to David Harbour, just as the PR campaign rolled out for the final series of the…...
What is Looksmaxxing? The incel culture term
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (518+ words) In today's digital world, where perfection is idolised, a rising online subculture is drawing attention by examining body image. For participants, it often goes beyond basic self-care. Online communities exchange detailed routines, tips, and progress updates, all aimed at enhancing…...
Has posting on social media become incredibly embarrassing?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (623+ words) Isn't it refreshing to be phone free!" somebody shouts as we descend into the underbelly of Shaftesbury Avenue. It's a thudding Friday night at Lost, London's hottest club night in years, which has taken over the former Odeon Covent Garden....
Andrew Tate is no longer relevant, according to Gen Z
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate is often cast as the spiritual leader of young Gen Z men. A pin-up of the manosphere, Tate is credited with making teenage boys believe that feminism is harmful and modern society is stacked against them....
Is the internet getting worse — and what can we do about it?
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (504+ words) For the past decade, Cory Doctorow " blogger, digital rights activist, and Big Tech giant slayer " has dedicated his work to chronicling the decline in quality of the internet and digital platforms. He's even given it a name: enshittification. His new…...
Do you speak Gen Z? What skibidi, delulu and broligarchy really mean
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (747+ words) TikTok lexicon has made the big time, with 2025 seeing new words such as "skibidi, "tradwife and "delulu make it into this years Cambridge Dictionary. If they mean nothing to you, youre probably over 30. And this should serve as your reminder…...
Social media terms skibidi, tradwife and delulu added to Cambridge Dictionary
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (616+ words) Skibidi, tradwife, delulu and other slang terms popularised by social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. Continued remote working has introduced terms like mouse jiggler and concerns over climate change…...
Sleepmaxxing and sigmas: How incel terminology infiltrated pop culture
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (357+ words) Ten years ago, using language from the incel community in regular conversation would land you with a couple of weird looks and an awkward silence. And for good reason: the hyper-online, seemingly nonsensical phrases of the involuntarily celibate community were…...
Jamie Dornan reveals 'lesser-known passion' in shirtless Diet Coke ad
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (620+ words) Jamie Dornan sent fans wild as he went shirtless in a new Diet Coke advertisement. The Fifty Shades Of Grey star, 43, stripped down to a pair of of silver swimming trunks in a video for the drink brand's This Is…...