The internet perpetuates systems of oppression and inequality A woman checks her mobile phone. Photo via Pikist, a royalty-free site for images. Navigating the internet as a woman in Africa can be stressful if not straight-up dangerous. While digital spaces may appear free and equal, the reality is that the internet perpetuatesContinue Reading
The UK is under a new coronavirus regime – one in which pubs close at 10pm and businesses not deemed “COVID-secure” can be forced to close. That also means there is a new set of fines for those who break the rules, for example, by not wearing a mask inContinue Reading
The BJP felt short of its promises of creating jobs and cleaning up corruption in the rural state Teachers in Assam wearing traditional Assamese dress. Image via Flickr by Michael Foley. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The government of India’s Assam state, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is facing publicContinue Reading
The UK is at a “perilous turning point” in the pandemic, with case numbers returning to levels seen in the spring and the threat of a second nationwide lockdown on the horizon. Public health measures will be crucial to controlling this second wave, but these “will only work if peopleContinue Reading
IPL 2020: It’s not at all easy to play like Dhoni, said Sanju Samson.© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals star batsman Sanju Samson on Tuesday shunned all comparisons of him being the next MS Dhoni saying “no one can play and no one should try” to play like Dhoni. Samson had playedContinue Reading
There is still hope for a virtual festival “Carnival Tuesday meggie”: Carnival lover Attillah Springer gives a “meggie” – a hand gesture that brings the thumb and four fingers together in a sign of derision, scorn or rejection. Photo by Georgia Popplewell, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. It may have been anticipated,Continue Reading
The word “resilience” has been used frequently throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Medics, business leaders and teachers have all been encouraged to build resilience in order to address the needs of their communities. However, advocating resilience in the current context may not be the best way forward. Another option is hope.Continue Reading
Far right memes from the US are being shared and spread in the UK. TY Lim/Shutterstock A headteacher in Stoke-on-Trent told me that, alongside ensuring a COVID-safe return to school for her pupils this September, she’s having to reassure parents that their children will not be forcibly taken away andContinue Reading
The summer of 2020 was indelibly marked by political violence on the streets of many American cities. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflammatory messages from President Donald Trump such as his dismissal of systemic racism in the US, protesters against racial injustice clashed with police, unidentified paramilitaries and armedContinue Reading
The more muscle you build, the more calories you body requires at rest. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock Weight lifting, also known as resistance training, has been practised for centuries as a way of building muscular strength. Research shows that resistance training, whether done via body weight, resistance bands or machines,Continue Reading
