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I don’t remember the first time I saw an image of Handala, or when it was explained to me who Handala is or what he represents. It’s one of those things most Palestinians grow up seeing and knowing – ...

In 2025 I have resolved to escape the clutches of my smartphone, which has turned out to be no small task – it encroaches on every aspect of my day-to-day life, from communication and banking to two ...

I was 15 when I attended my first Radiohead concert in Dublin and was thrilled to see a Free Tibet banner hanging on the stage. In 2000, this was a cause celebre and my little activist heart – usually ...

Rave subculture has attracted considerable infamy over its relatively short lifetime. However, among all the lurid tabloid reporting of hedonistic free-for-alls, rave also developed a reputation for ...

It is said that history is written by the winners, but increasingly it is being interpreted by those who see themselves as modernity’s cultural losers. Collectively, these individuals are referred to ...

In April 2025, in the aftermath of the UK Supreme Court’s devastating trans-exclusionary ruling on the protected characteristic of sex in the Equality Act 2010, I met with a group of friends and ...