Megalomania Rising: Reflections on a Donald Trump Rally in New York
There are many ways to filet a sperm whale. I suspect most of them require a village working in harmony, or with tools beyond…
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Finding refuge in Sweden’s bitter north
Imagine fleeing your home having witnessed the country you love being torn apart by a brutal civil war. Then imagine moving thousands of kilometres…
Re-evaluating Schema on Nerd Culture: Live Action Role-play
A nerd. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the following definition: nerd, n. slang (orig. U.S.). Mildly derogatory. An insignificant, foolish, or socially inept person;…
Krabi, Thailand – An Adult Version of the Koh Phi Phi Islands
The first thing you notice in Krabi is the total lack of noise. My friends Anna, Kari, and I stepped off our ferry from…
From Zorro to Zombie: the rise and fall of the microcredit movement
Milford Bateman, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia This is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running on financial inclusion and micro…
Reflections on Brussels From a Local
A symbolic battle is being fought on the streets of Brussels, and you, me, and everyone who dares read the news is part of…
INTERZONE : Tangier’s Hedonistic Years
I made the journey to Interzone from Tarifa across the 11 mile stretch of Atlantic water where, in the distance, the Rif mountains stood…
Nashik Kumbh Mela 2015
As one of the world’s largest peaceful gatherings, Kumbh Mela is full of colour, different faiths, and masses of people. It is India’s most venerated…
Why Moving Back In With Your Parents Is The Best And Worst Time Ever
I had a fully stocked fridge, a pantry full of fancy booze, and television channels that I wasn’t paying for, but none of it…
Delhi Photo Festival 2015
The Delhi Photo Festival is a celebration of international photography, with its third edition as India’s biggest festival of its kind running from October…
REEL Bangladesh preview: Mass E Bhat documentary screening & director Q&A
On Wednesday 16th December, JAAGO Foundation UK, the Rainbow Collective and Bizarre Culture will collectively host a screening of the documentary Mass E Bhat,…
Chefchaouen, Morocco: The Blue City of the Jebala
The city of Chefchaouen, the jewel of the fierce Jebala tribe in the Rif Mountains of Morocco, sits cradled under the twin peaks of…
Lewis Del Mar: Exclusive Interview & Album Review
Lewis Del Mar just released their self-titled debut album. This masterpiece is the highly anticipated culmination of the band’s closely watched rise to fame…
Of Gods and Men, Varanasi, India: Documentary Photography by Geoffrey Billett
The notion that a whole city can exist on a spiritual fault line where the boundaries between the secular and spiritual worlds are almost…
Penny Woolcock’s Installation Utopia
Crowds, curious and engaged, flow over the ruins of what could be London. Like moths, they swarm and hopelessly flow towards the light –…
Why UK Tattoo Shops Should Embrace Friday the 13th
Hollywood California, Friday night, June 13th 2014. Amongst the dressed up boys and girls ready to hit the next bar or club, or the…
Our First Friend: What Happened to MySpace Tom?
For those of you who were really, really late to the social media party, allow me to introduce Tom Anderson, better known as MySpace…