After Neknominate took the nation by storm and the ice bucket challenge replicated its success and then some, a new viral campaign has emerged on Facebook in the shape of our first profile pictures. On February 4 Facebook will turn 11 years-old, which means that we have been socially active on the ...
By Elsa Buchanan, Less than 48 hours after the violent attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo left 12 dead, a macabre business around "Je Suis Charlie" has been emerging on the internet. Phone cases and personalised T-shirts vendors are using the tragedy to make money. You can now buy your personalised ...
By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic Fanatically 'anti' fans are making non-league clubs in London increasingly political. London is no stranger to the inexplicable mix of politics and football. Class warfare, religious differences, industrial disputes; the terraces of London’s football clubs are the people’s benches of Westminster. But ...
By Anna Power Film Editor @TLE_Film I knew nothing of the epic voyage that Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl made in 1947, sailing across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia on a raft, so Kon-Tiki for me was a history lesson as well as a seafaring adventure story. Shot with ...
By Will Bateman, Music Reporter After releasing 2001’s genre defining Is This It? with The Strokes Julian Casablancas has struggled to match its impact, and more importantly appeared to struggle with his own artistic satisfaction with their output. His first solo outing, the synth-pop heavy Phrazes for The Young seemed ...
By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.” ― Karl Marx If there was ever an example of 21st century Marxism, the open letter fiasco between Russell Brand and Jo 'the disgruntled RBS worker' would be it. ...
By Harry Bedford, Music editor @TLE_Entertain Famed musical collective and electronic sound pioneers Radiophonic Workshop, best known for defining the use of sound effects and pioneering sound design across popular TV, film and music over the past 50 years, release new material through Society of Sound, an online music platform ...
By Sam Inglis @24FPSUK 24fps.org.uk School of Babel is inescapably political. It doesn’t feel like it is hectoring you with its viewpoint, but it is impossible to watch it without viewing it through the prism of the controversial discussion around immigration, multiculturalism and integration and you won't be in doubt ...
By David Thomson What were your memories of when you were 16 and 17 years-old? Mine was when an Eric Cantona inspired Manchester Utd Double in 96. Particularly his winner in the FA Cup final against Liverpool at the famous Twin Towers of Wembley. Or Gazza scoring that fantastic goal ...