Driving Gen Z into the ground Opinion A shortage of driving tests and suggestions that young people should not be allowed to give their friends lifts are just the latest examples of the infantilisation of Gen Z, says Phoebe Arslanagić-Little In July 2024, there was not a single driving test to be had anywhere in London, at all. The best the DVSA [...]
Bored of mini golf and axe-throwing? Try the plague Opinion Bored of mini golf? Try the plague, writes Phoebe Arslanagić-Little, as she discovers the world of 'human challenge trials'.
Why one in every 50 babies born in Taiwan has a parent who works for this company Opinion The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company isn’t just the world’s biggest producer of chips, its family-friendly working practices are yielding another important output: babies, writes Phoebe Arslanagić-Little The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a globally crucial business, the world’s leading manufacturer of semiconductors and producer of nearly 90 per cent of the most advanced chips. [...]
Let’s be honest, pornography is not sex positive – and it’s not prudish to say so August 6, 2024 It is commonly believed that watching pornography is part of a healthy sex life. But what if our awkwardness means we're not asking the necessary questions?
The wedding industry is anti-marriage July 4, 2024 The stress and exorbitant expense of weddings makes couple feel they are prize specimens at Crufts, rather than two human beings making solemn vows, says Phoebe Arslanagić-Little July has begun and we are in the thick of wedding season. For couples, the sting of discovering how much a photographer costs and decisions about napkin colours [...]
Clarkson’s Farm vs Yellowstone: what your bingewatch says about your politics June 4, 2024 As Clarkson's Farm voters swing behind Labour, are our TV viewing habits becoming as polarised as our politics?
When fish can delay a nuclear power station, our animal obsession has gone too far May 14, 2024 Hinkley Point C has been pushed back in part because of regulatory requirements around protecting fish. It’s just one example of how the UK frequently prioritises animals over humans, says Phoebe Arslanagić-Little When it’s built, nuclear power station Hinkley Point C will generate enough electricity to power around 6m homes for 60 years. It will [...]
It’s not all about you! How self-help made us into miserable egotists April 2, 2024 From manifestation to Emily Ratajkowski's divorce ring, our obsession with self-help is materialism dressed up as philosophy.
What happened when I asked my male friends about women’s bodies? March 5, 2024 Male ignorance of female issues is nothing new, but poor education around fertility is catching up with us, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Little.
Mindfulness sessions may seem benign, but office therapising could be harming us February 6, 2024 Mindfulness sessions may seem no more than a mild irritant, but the rise of workplace therapising could be doing us harm, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Little.
