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May 5
7 min

A Lifetime Of Lockdown: Art From Behind Kashmir's Information Blackout

India has turned Jammu and Kashmir into the largest open air prison on earth. Niall Walker spoke to Kashmiri about life under lockdown.

Nov 19, 2019
9 min

“Add Oil!”: Street Art On The Hong Kong Frontlines

Six months on and there's no end in sight for the Hong Kong protests. We investigate the art fuelling the revolt - and transforming the city

Nov 10, 2019
9 min

Ways of Belonging: In Conversation

WAYS OF BELONGING brings together young female artists from Birmingham: Anisa Fazal, Farwa Moledina, and Sabiheh Awanzai Mahmoud.

Oct 9, 2019
6 min

Europe Will Crumble: The Rise Of Hatari

This summer, Iceland made waves at Eurovision with the band, Hatari. We caught up with them during their Europe Will Crumble tour.

Jul 30, 2019
4 min

That Which We Can Never Be: Joy Buolamwini and the Racialisation of AI

If we are to secure an AI future, as Joy Buolamwini concludes: ‘we must increase transparency in our approach to coding’.

Jul 25, 2019
4 min

Ain’t It A Shame To Be Gay On A Sunday

"Jesus died on the cross for our sins and Freddy Mercury died of AIDS so Dove could sell us soap." Frances Reece writes.

Jul 18, 2019
6 min

Doomed to Deferral - A Case Against Tomorrow

"If I am going to write about tomorrow, maybe I should start writing this tomorrow." Ecologist and author Julian Langer's latest thinkpiece.

Jun 6, 2019
4 min

Gaining Momentum: How Art Has Driven The Labour Party's Transformation

Politics is about storytelling. We sat down with Sasha Josette of Momentum to explore how art and storytelling has helped transform Labour.

Apr 5, 2019
4 min

Tricksters and Mystics: Undermining the Age of Progress

"My imagination is drawn towards tales of rebellion and ruin, to the revenge of primordial gods against Leviathan." Julian Langer writes.

Mar 31, 2019
3 min

Tarot Reading For A Magazine

We got our fortunes read. Tarot by John Rogers and Angela Rawlings

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