Why Politicians Are Ruining Your Favourite Memes
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5 Things That Were Happening As Rio 2016 Closed
The Olympic Games of Rio 2016 have drawn the eyes of the world for reasons both good and bad; the transcendent nature of sportsmanship and salute to human physical prowess
How Rio 2016 Makes Life Worse for Sex Workers
Here’s the side of the Olympics the press doesn’t want you to think about. Sure, there’s the odd wacky story about how many condoms are being shipped into the Olympic…
The Kings of Kickstarter XLV
Welcome to the forty-fifth instalment of our weekly series: The Kings of Kickstarter. From hot knives through butter to spaghetti westerns, our last Kings brought some serious crowdfunding design to the Roundtable.
How Gender-Neutral Uniform Could Change The World
Time’s up! The traditional, gendered story of girls in skirts and boys in trousers is being rewritten by schools across the world. Will this drastically change how the next generation…
How Social Media is Mobilising Against Post-Brexit Racism.
Yes, Post-Brexit racism is real. No, “the liberals” aren’t faking attacks and petrol bombing their own butcher’s shops.
In Photos: NME Awards Tour 2016
Bloc Party, Drenge and RAT BOY took to the stage at the O2 Academy for the Birmingham leg of the NME Awards Tour 2016. NUBI were there to watch them throw down!
Food Waste: It’s Time to Wake Up and Smell the Landfills
When asked what things in our lives we couldn’t live without, we may say family, oil, water, trees and food, perhaps then followed by money,
Calais: Welcome To The Jungle
You may have seen recently that the supreme stencil social commentator Banksy has been busy again, this time leaving a new work opposite the French Embassy
The Kings of Kickstarter XXX
Welcome to the thirtieth instalment of our now fortnightly series: The Kings of Kickstarter. With 2015 a distant memory, we take a look at the best crowdfunding of 2016 so far.
Is #ZumaMustFall Really About White Privilege?
Today thousands of South Africans are marching against their president, Jacob Zuma.
Is Donald Trump Really ‘White ISIS’?
We’ve all seen the inevitable Donald Trump/Hitler comparisons. Sure, he’s a populist right-wing leader who builds his campaign on demonising other races
5 Ways You’re Getting the Syria Debate Wrong
The Syrian civil war has played a lot on people’s minds with the bombing vote last week. Naturally, that means your mate Gaz has gone wading
Could Gene Editing Destroy Society?
Earlier in the year, scientists of the world debated the future of gene editing at an international summit – should research be limited?
Why Did China Just Invest Billions in Africa?
Like it or not, China’s been heavily involved in the African continent for years now, and President Xi Jinping just made a massive announcement.