Social media

Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

Is TikTok taking our obsession with sleep too far?

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
Film

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love

French online dating drama It’s Raining Men follows the adventures of a woman trying out an app aimed at finding partners for married women

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Running

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

Social media phenomenon the Hardest Geezer is determined to use his profile and passion for running for good

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools
Conspiracy theories

From fake birds to Andrew Tate: How one group is tackling conspiracy theories in schools

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism
John Bird

Social media noise is quickening our slide towards fascism

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‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
Online abuse

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot
Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot

Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’
My Big Year

Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’

Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’
My Big Year

Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’
My Big Year

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
Rob Orchard

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
Music

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’
Music

Rising music star Henry Moodie: ‘Andrew Tate shows how dangerous social media can be’

California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly
Homelessness

California’s governor wants to use AI to solve homelessness – but it’s backfired, badly

British children need a ‘digital vaccination’ to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation
Mark Mon Williams

British children need a ‘digital vaccination’ to tackle tsunami of fake news and disinformation

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’
Music

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
UK riots

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together

Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot
Robin Ince

Why I’m silenced by the fear of being called a bigot

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid
Steven MacKenzie

Humanity is a bigger threat to the planet than any asteroid

Isn’t stretching the truth inevitable in politics? Maybe. But we’ve lost our ability to trust
Daniel Freeman

Isn’t stretching the truth inevitable in politics? Maybe. But we’ve lost our ability to trust

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
Sophia Alexandra Hall

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories

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How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
Books

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Society

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

Britain’s Tory-sympathising press is ‘terrible’ for democracy, experts warn
Freedom of the Press

Britain’s Tory-sympathising press is ‘terrible’ for democracy, experts warn

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn’t happen
Review

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn’t happen