Dubai The 1975’s Matty Healy protests anti-gay UAE laws, kissing a man in DubaiDAZED - Thom WaiteMatty Healy, frontman of The 1975, doesn’t keep quiet in the face of injustice or troubling social issues. He’s previously denounced the Alabama abortion ban while onstage in the state, called out the
Evan Rachel Wood There’s going to be a new film starring Sophia the RobotDAZED - Thom WaiteHanson Robotics’ Sophia the Robot is, by now, a pretty familiar face (or virtual face at least), fluttering her creepily realistic eyelids on various TV shows, being interviewed by tech nerds in viral
Play buttonCharlie Brooker Come meet one of the world’s first AI popstars at our Barbican talkDAZED - Anna CafollaArtificial intelligence is permeating our culture – CGI influencers like Lil Miquela front world-spanning fashion campaigns, Sophia the Robot travels the world, acts in movies, and gains a legion of adoring
Lil Nas X CupcakKe is giving away cash on her new 10K TourDAZED - Thom WaiteCupcakKe is kicking off an American tour pretty soon – September 7, to be precise – but there’s an added twist. Every night, the Chicago rapper will be giving away a not-insignificant chunk of cash to
Greta Thunberg Greta Thunberg is a force of nature - right-wing attacks won’t stop herDAZED - Brit DawsonWe are in the midst of a climate emergency, and yet many right-wing figures continue to brush it off as ‘snowflake’ overdramatisation by the left. Leading the movement in an attempt to save civilisation
Tilda Swinton Honor Swinton Byrne: girl on filmDAZED - DazedTaken from the autumn 2019 issue of Dazed. You can buy a copy of our latest issue here Honor Swinton Byrne can do a lot with a ‘so’. She is so bad at maths (“like, worse than normal people”). The sausage
Lesotho Female garment workers in Lesotho factories are being forced into sexDAZED - Habi DialloThis week, the US-based organisation Workers Rights Consortium published a report outlining ‘gender-based violence and harassment’ allegedly taking place in three factories in Lesotho, Southern Africa.
Aging 30 years on from The Beauty Myth we ask Naomi Wolf 'what's changed?'DAZED - Amelia AbrahamIn 1991, feminist scholar Naomi Wolf published The Beauty Myth, a big and bold work of nonfiction that put to paper the oppressive beauty ideals of the day. It cleverly traced the links between patriarchy,
Play buttonDocumentaries Ten fashion films to add to your weekend watch listDAZED - Habi DialloThere is no better way of gaining insight into the fashion industry than to sit down in front of one of its many documentaries. With what makes it onto the runway just a small fragment of the full story,
Albums Six things that inspired Clairo’s debut album ImmunityDAZED - Brit DawsonListening to Clairo’s debut album, Immunity, it’s hard to believe that the singer is turning just 21 years old on Sunday (August 18). Claire Cottrill first shot to fame in 2017 with her viral hit, “Pretty
Empowerment Premiere: Mabel's mental health-tackling ‘OK, Anxiety Anthem’ music videoDAZED - Alex PetersFresh off the release of her debut album, High Expectations, earlier this month, we can give you an exclusive first look at Mabel’s new music video for latest single “OK, Anxiety Anthem.” “OK, Anxiety
Museums Should we ban taking photos and selfies in museums and galleries?DAZED - Belphoebe NewSeeing art splashed across our social media feeds is part of most of our everyday experiences. Whether that’s someone taking a selfie with a Picasso, zooming in on Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” for an Instagram
Stormzy Stormzy is funding two more Cambridge University studentsDAZED - Gunseli YalcinkayaWhen Stormzy’s not shaping the cultural zeitgeist with his agenda-setting live performances, or launching his own publishing imprint at Penguin, he’s covering the costs of two more black undergrads at
Instagram Instagram will let users report fake news on the appDAZED - Brit DawsonInstagram is attempting to tackle the spread of misinformation by launching a new tool that allows users to report fake news. Once someone reports a post as containing ‘false information’, it will be to
David Bowie The bandstand where Bowie wrote ‘Life On Mars’ gets Grade II listed statusDAZED - Gunseli YalcinkayaGround Control to Major Tom! A bandstand in Beckenham, London, where David Bowie performed soon after the release of his first hit single ‘Space Oddity’, has been given a Grade II listing. The legendary
Priyanka Chopra Speaking to the woman who confronted Priyanka Chopra over KashmirDAZED - Dhruva BalramAmid an escalating crisis in Kashmir, one of the most volatile regions in the world right now, Beautycon in Los Angeles took place. Actress, Unicef ambassador, and global superstar Priyanka Chopra made
Brooches Diptyque is launching scented tattoosDAZED - Alex PetersRemember those temporary tattoos you used to love as a child? The ones you found in your gum wrappers and would dab on with a wet sponge. Well, they have just got a major-ly chic upgrade that will have
Festivals What to expect from the ‘storm Area 51’ guy’s Alienstock festivalDAZED - Brit DawsonNot to be cynical but the internet keeps taking things too far. Alex from Glasto went from legend to industry puppet, and now the storm Area 51 meme is apparently an IRL festival. Matty Roberts, creator
Whitney Houston Shura on her new album Forevher, a celebration of queer loveDAZED - Amelia AbrahamWhen Shura first put out her breakthrough banger, “Touch”, back in 2014, there were less openly queer pop stars than you could count on one hand. The video, which now has 31 million plays, featured lots
Charli XCX Charli XCX and Sky Ferreira join forces for ‘Cross You Out’DAZED - Selim BulutCharli XCX and Sky Ferreira have teamed up for a new single, “Cross You Out”. It’s the latest track to arrive from Charli’s upcoming album, titled Charli and set to land on September 13, following “Gone”,
Skateboarding The young Palestinians finding liberation through skateboardingDAZED - Daisy SchofieldJust metres away from the towering concrete separation barrier in Palestine’s West Bank is a skatepark overlooking the small village of Jayyous and its undulating landscape. The site was constructed in
Play buttonOzuna Rosalía teams up with Ozuna for new single ‘Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi’DAZED - Selim BulutRosalía has been on a roll recently. Although her second album, El Mal Querer, only came out last year, the Catalan singer has dropped a series of new, non-album singles, including “Aute Cuture” and “Fucking
Psoriasis #GetYourSkinout’s Holly Dillon on the realities of living with psoriasisDAZED - Holly DillonI’ve lived with psoriasis for 15 years and it’s been one hell of an emotional journey. And yet, I wouldn’t change it for the world. Does it have challenges? Yes, absolutely. Can it be a (literal) pain?
Play buttonKermit the Frog Making it up as you go along: Doja CatDAZED - Daisy SchofieldWith her penchant for candy-coloured wigs and outlandish getups, LA-based rapper Doja Cat has gained something of a cult following online. The video for her breakout banger “Moooo” – which sees the 23-year-old
Artworks Alexander James’ art is inspired by his teenage punk hair & other memoriesDAZED - Ashleigh KaneWhile most people would prefer to leave their teenage hairstyles in their adolescence, British artist Alexander James has brought his front and centre for his latest exhibition, Sharper Than Razor Blades.
Albums Pen Gutt is the Norwegian ‘pretty boy’ making insomnia rapDAZED - Brit DawsonPen Gutt and I have both sprained our limbs. I overturned a bench, but his story is much cooler than mine. “I was at a gig in Trondheim,” he tells me as he heaves his bandaged leg onto the chair in front
Botox A doctor explains why Chrissy Teigen injected Botox into her armpitsDAZED - Alex PetersChrissy Teigen has never been shy about sharing her various body adventures and mishaps with her followers. From the weight loss she experienced during postpartum depression to unexplained body tremors,
Greta Thunberg You can now track Greta Thunberg’s voyage across the Atlantic OceanDAZED - Gunseli YalcinkayaAll hands hoay! You can now track the exact location of environmental activist Greta Thunberg as she sets sail across the Atlantic Ocean to attend the UN Climate Action Summit in New York next month. live
Beef Goldsmiths uni’s beef ban is the institutional change our planet needsDAZED - Arthur HawkesLoony Left Arts Uni Bans Burgers! It’s the stuff Piers Morgan dreams about. You can picture him now: his doughy, pink thumbs ablur, nudging the character limit with asinine garbage about vegans and communism
Arizona The surprisingly non-boring book about petrified wood you need to readDAZED - Emma Elizabeth Davidson“A month ago, I toured your park and stole some pieces of wood. I knew while I was doing it that I was stealing from the future and if everyone did as I did there would be no more of those beautiful little
