The web’s top three #18
The news at the moment is frantic, with fresh information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our...
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Lightyear’s same-sex kiss – the controversy that led to Disney’s first ‘real’ LGBTQ+ representation
Matt Weaver, University of Portsmouth Disney-Pixar’s latest animated escapade is about to hit our cinema screens. It’s the origin story of one of their most beloved characters – Toy Story’s...
Depp v Heard: what to understand about intimate partner abuse before taking sides
Sarah Tatton, Sheffield Hallam University The libel trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has brought a formerly private issue – intimate partner abuse – onto a very public stage. The loud...
The web’s top three #17
The news may be fraying your nerves, with fresh information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our...
The web’s top three #16
As I type, voting has just closed on a confidence vote in my country's Prime Minister. America is mired in endless gun debates. And Ukraine is still under bombardment. It all feels relentless and the...
The web’s top three #15
The news may be fraying your nerves, and there is new information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that...
The web’s top three #14
The news may be fraying your nerves, and there is new information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that...
The web’s top three #13
While there is a lot going on in the world, this week we wanted to bring our focus to one particular tragedy. The shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces and the subsequent...
Roe v Wade to be overturned? What this would mean for reproductive rights around the world
Sandra Duffy, University of Bristol Reproductive rights have been an urgent topic of discussion around the world in recent days, following the leak of a draft opinion of the US supreme court, written...
The web’s top three #12
The news may be fraying your nerves, and there is new information flashed in front of us every few minutes. So much so that we can find ourselves missing the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that...