This week I was given the pleasure of sitting down to talk with the comedian, writer, producer Kemah Bob. Kemah is funny, gentle, incisive, and inspiring, a wise soul and trailblazer working hard to create safe spaces for femme people of colour in comedy and beyond. Kemah is the host of the FOC IT UP! […]
Misled expectations and disappointment. The University experience that is sold as a social highlight reel. Those mid moments captured from a blurry night out with friends, with the inevitable next step, posting it online. It is easy to scroll and picture yourself as that girl in the photo. “I want to have those carefree nights […]
A recent report may claim people in the UK be more interested in the rising cost of living and the war in Ukraine than the issue of trans and lgbqia+ rights but the debate on social media has shifted to a less direct kind of petulance, asking how people feel about unisex toilets in the […]
Existing within cultural intersections, the concept of representation often feels like sitting in front of an old television. You have to twist the antenna to the left, say a brief prayer, and give the shell a whack before you get the fuzz out of the picture – only then can you squint your way into […]
No Pride in Detention is Rainbow Migration’s latest campaign looking to address the injustices faced by LGBTQI+ people in immigration detention in the UK. The charity is working in coalition with other prominent LGBTQI+ organisations including Stonewall and Mermaids UK, to lobby for an end in immigration detention for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers who are at […]
Main character syndrome is a relatively new phenomenon that has risen to notoriety in internet (and thus popular) cultures. It refers to the self-delusion (often represented online) of being the protagonist in the ongoing, overly-dramatised saga that is one’s life. It’s a mentality that most social media users have a tendency to indulge in and […]
We all know someone who’s launched a podcast at some point in the last 5 years but not all of them stand the test of time or are actually that interesting (although that depends on what you find interesting). All over the internet, there are a plethora of podcasts to choose from for your listening […]
Founder and CEO of SonX, Lee Gray pioneered and birthed his vision in 2021 of a content platform that enables musicians to monetize and grow their existing fanbase via premium content subscriptions. SonX today is not a social network, but a safe space for artists to identify, engage and monetize their most active fans. Gray […]
Queer representation in media is getting more diverse as opposed to years ago and slowly more queer main characters are headlining movies and shows with compelling stories that aren’t trauma filled or there to be the token characters. In the UK, authentic queer Black representation is still a work in progress as words like diversity […]
Lightyear is the exciting origin story of Buzz Lightyear from the iconic Toy Story franchise. The astronaut who was originally voiced by Tim Allen, but is now voiced by Chris Evans in this latest movie. With his commanding officer Alisha Hawthrone (voiced by Uzo Aduba) Buzz is on a mission to escape a hostile planet […]
