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First estate-authorised biography of Tupac Shakur to be published in October
T he first biography of Tupac Shakur, authorised by the late US rapper’s estate, is due to be published later this year. Written by author and screenwriter Staci Robinson, who knew Shakur as a young man, the book will explore his life and powerful legacy. Widely considered as one ofContinue Reading
KSI and the P-word: how the YouTuber’s use of the slur slots into a long history of anti-Asian discrimination in the UK
Alan Denney/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA As slurs go, the word “Paki” has a long, dark history in the UK. A video has emerged of the YouTuber, KSI, using the term frivolously – followed by a burst of raucous laughter by his peers. KSI has subsequently apologised. However, this has brought backContinue Reading
How Chelsea can pull off shock win by exploiting Real Madrid’s big tactical flaw
PART two of a colossal round of fixtures in the UEFA Champions League kicks off on Wednesday night as Premier League stooges Chelsea take on the European champions Real Madrid. It’s been a hectic two weeks for the Blues and everyone involved. 9 Carlo Ancelotti comes up against his formerContinue Reading
Why children don’t talk to adults about the problems they encounter online
iSOMBOON/Shutterstock “I don’t listen to adults when it comes to this sort of thing”, a 17-year-old told me. We were discussing how digital technology affects his life, as part of a long-term project in the west of England that I carried out with colleagues to explore young people’s mental healthContinue Reading
Bird flu alert as woman, 56, becomes first person to die of rare strain after ‘visit to market’
A WOMAN has died after contracting a rare strain of bird flu in China. The 56-year-old is the first person to die from the lethal H3N8 strain – but is the third reported case of the virus. Getty The 56-year-old is the first person to die from the lethal H3N8Continue Reading
Journalists needs to be more critical of the way governments use ‘nudging’ to change our behaviour – here’s why
Oleg Shakirov/Shutterstock Suppose you are in a pub with friends. You drink a few beers, have a good time, and head home. The following morning you realise your headache is milder than usual. You then discover that you were part of an experiment where the glasses at the pub wereContinue Reading
Disney’s Star Wars celebration to take place in Japan in 2025
D isney’s next Star Wars Celebration will take place in Japan in 2025, it has been announced. The franchise’s annual convention, which is scheduled for April 18 to 20 in two years’ time, will be held at the Makuhari Messe convention centre, outside of Tokyo. The news was confirmed atContinue Reading
The World’s Longest Suspension Bridge Is History in the Making
After 2,000 years of political and technical hitches, Italy says it’s finally ready to connect Sicily to the mainland.Continue Reading
‘It’s like you’re a criminal, but I am not a criminal.’ First-hand accounts of the trauma of being stuck in the UK asylum system
Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence. Pseudonyms are used to protect the interviewees’ identities. Angela had already been in the UK as an asylum seeker for nine years and four months when we interviewed her. She was still in a state of limbo, unsure whether asylum would beContinue Reading
The man in the monkey nut coat: how a 1940s scientist made ‘vegan wool’ from peanuts
Woollen clothing has been around for as long as humans have been wearing clothes and sheep have been domesticated. Indeed, our distant ancestors used sheep for three things: food, clothing and shelter – wool makes good insulation and helps to keep in the warmth. The UK is still one ofContinue Reading