Take off your headphones, get out of your head
I didn’t put in my headphones or listen to any music for a week. This is what happened. If you are of my generation (Gen Z), then you have probably been a chronic music listener for as long as you can remember. Since I got my first pair of headphones in my early teens, I have……
What’s the point of art?
One of the great paradoxes of human endeavour is why so much time and effort is spent on creating things and indulging in behaviour with no obvious survival value – behaviour otherwise known as art. Attempting to shed light on this issue is problematic because first we must define precisely what art is. We can……
As governments crack down on fast fashion’s harms, could Shein lose its shine?
Fast-fashion brand Shein expressed interest last year in listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). But, having met some opposition from US politicians, including Republican Florida senator Marco Rubio, it has now reportedly turned its attention to London. While this would be a boost for the London Stock Exchange (LSE), which has lost several organisations……
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Featuring Pam Hawkes and George Underwood, each belonging to a… Continue reading Modern Gothic at the Catto gallery - The history of orange
The colour orange has a complex, sometimes even confusing, history… Continue reading The history of orange - Belinda Eaton at the Catto gallery
Belinda Eaton’s magical realist paintings and portraits, done in acrylic… Continue reading Belinda Eaton at the Catto gallery
- Dune: Part Two’s fashion takes inspiration from Rick Owens and contemporary trends
In the highly anticipated Dune: Part Two, it’s not just… Continue reading Dune: Part Two’s fashion takes inspiration from Rick Owens and contemporary trends - WELCOME TO SUCCESSFUL LIVING WITH DIESEL’S SPRING/SUMMER 2024 CAMPAIGN
Creative Director Glenn Martens, Art Director Christopher Simmonds, and Photographer… Continue reading WELCOME TO SUCCESSFUL LIVING WITH DIESEL’S SPRING/SUMMER 2024 CAMPAIGN - Diadora: the shoes you’re most definitely sleeping on
If you were fashion conscious in the 70s, 80s and… Continue reading Diadora: the shoes you’re most definitely sleeping on
- World premiere of Steve McQueen’s film Blitz to open London Film Festival
The world premiere of Sir Steve McQueen’s new film Blitz… Continue reading World premiere of Steve McQueen’s film Blitz to open London Film Festival - How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll – a feminist philosopher’s journey back to Barbie
As a mother trying to raise a daughter free from… Continue reading How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll – a feminist philosopher’s journey back to Barbie - Should ‘Poor Things’ be recognised as a film about disability?
There has been much discussion about the film’s feminist potential… Continue reading Should ‘Poor Things’ be recognised as a film about disability?
- Is book banning in the US unconstitutional?
The United States has become a nation divided over important… Continue reading Is book banning in the US unconstitutional? - In Knife, Salman Rushdie confronts a world where liberal principles like free speech are old-fashioned
Knife is Salman Rushdie’s account of how he narrowly survived… Continue reading In Knife, Salman Rushdie confronts a world where liberal principles like free speech are old-fashioned - Authenticity: a writer’s necessity
Diaries, Erasing False Lines and Annie Ernaux The ability to… Continue reading Authenticity: a writer’s necessity
- Childish Gambino drops penultimate album under stage moniker
Childish Gambino has released the album ‘Atavista’. The finished version… Continue reading Childish Gambino drops penultimate album under stage moniker - The music industry is booming and can afford to give artists a fairer business model
Shares in Universal Music Group surged after its US$40 billion (£29.5 billion)… Continue reading The music industry is booming and can afford to give artists a fairer business model - Why researchers are turning to music as a possible treatment for stroke, brain injuries and even Parkinson’s
You probably don’t realise it when you’re listening to your… Continue reading Why researchers are turning to music as a possible treatment for stroke, brain injuries and even Parkinson’s
- Mind-reading technology has arrived
An AI-powered “brain decoder” can now read your thoughts with… Continue reading Mind-reading technology has arrived - AlterEgo: a device that lets you speak with your mind
Try talking to yourself without opening your mouth, by simply… Continue reading AlterEgo: a device that lets you speak with your mind - AI image generation is advancing at astronomical speeds. Can we still tell if a picture is fake?
Fake photography is nothing new. In the 1910s, British author… Continue reading AI image generation is advancing at astronomical speeds. Can we still tell if a picture is fake?
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Mind-reading technology has arrived
An AI-powered “brain decoder” can now read your thoughts with surprising accuracy. Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin have achieved a groundbreaking feat: translating people’s brain activity, including their unspoken thoughts, into actual speech. This development, detailed in a study published in Nature, marks a significant advancement in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Traditionally,……
Video: The Beatles’ new, restored video for ‘Let It Be’
The Beatles have released a brand new restored video for ‘Let It Be’. The video features clips from the newly released and restored 1970 film, Let It Be, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and uses rarely-seen alternate camera angles of the Fab Four and Billy Preston as they were recording the song. The meticulous restoration was done by Park Road……
