Darlingzine • 1st March 2024

Meet Ella Glendining, a Female Filmmaker Crushing Ableism in Hollywood One Film at a Time

Disabled, queer filmmaker, Ella Glendining, talks us through her tango with ableism on and off-screen and the journey of filming her debut documentary, 'Is There Anybody Out There?', a love letter to the disabled community.

Darlingzine • 1st March 2024

Helen Kirkum Made Lime Bikes and Trainer Tags Chic at London Fashion Week

Although seeing a Lime Bike make its way into London Fashion Week was not on my bingo card this year it was a welcome surprise and somehow fit seamlessly into Helen Kirkum’s ethos of sustainability.

Darlingzine • 1st March 2024

Fashion Scout’s Future Collectives Show Presented New Visionaries at London Fashion Week

Fashion Scout hosted three upcoming fashion designers at London Fashion Week (LFW) AW24, each with very different aesthetics and concepts.

Darlingzine • 4th October 2023

J E Cai: Fashioning Philosophy at London Fashion Week

J E Cai hosted their first in-person runway at London Fashion Week SS24, and it was nothing short of spectacular.

Darlingzine • 2nd October 2023

London Fashion Week Provided a Sneak Peek into Helen Kirkum’s Sustainable Shoe Haven

Helen Kirkum’s presentation at London Fashion Week SS24 showcased her delectably deconstructed collection, ‘Cobbled Together’.

Darlingzine • 27th September 2023

MTG at London Fashion Week: Where Culture Met Couture

As the lights beam in a little warehouse located in the vibrant district of Shoreditch – an almost antiseptic-looking catwalk is graced by models strutting down in sheer dresses, opulent ancient jewellery and… crocs.

Artefact Magazine • 30th May 2023

The man who went from vandal to artist

Meet the Sheffield-based artist who popularized graffiti art in Yorkshire in the 80s and is the reason for Graffiti being taught in higher education.

Artefact Magazine • 25th May 2023

A postcard from the mecca of black literature

How has the UK’s first independent black publishing house and bookshop been influential to the black community?

Darlingzine • 8th May 2023

IZIPIZI opens its doors in London’s cultural hub

This fashionable yet fun eyewear brand has opened its newest store in Camden Town.

Artefact Magazine • 25th April 2023

Can technology solve the global food crisis?

The article on vertical farms has been written by me.

Artefact Magazine • 21st April 2023

How the government is failing asylum seekers during the cost of living crisis — Artefact

The hoops that asylum seekers have to jump through just to get one meal on the table, especially during inflation, shows a consistently failing system.

Darlingzine • 5th April 2023

Taipei Fashion Week AW23 reinforces that culture deserves a place in couture

Culture seems to finally be appreciated on the runway. Brands are going back to their roots and underrepresented cultures are not being relegated to the shadows anymore. Taipei Fashion Week AW23 was a shining beacon of this change.

Darlingzine • 1st April 2023

Jeremy Scott Resigns as Moschino’s Creative Director

Remembering the legacy of the ‘king of kitsch’ and fashion’s last enfant terribleis who is finally signing off as Moschino’s creative director.

Artefact Magazine • 14th March 2023

'Claps don’t pay the bills'— NHS staff strike for fair pay

On the three-year anniversary of Covid-19, front-line workers protested poor pay and growing workloads in the NHS.

Miette D'souza • 5th December 2022

Watch: University lectures protest worsening pay and working conditions in cost of living crisis

Reclaimed • 2nd June 2022

Tinder profiles for the drippiest BAME heroes

Here’s a list of some of the most iconic BAME heroes we know and love. This is your chance as a GenZer to play smash or pass and imagine what it would have been like if Martin Luther King Jr. had Tinder.

Reclaimed • 1st June 2022

Which ancient civilisation do you belong to?

Which ancient civilisation do you belong to?

Reclaimed • 1st June 2022

Abram Onkgopotse Tiro: The man who pulled out the ultimate UNO reverse card

When we think of South Africa’s Black Consciousness movement or even the Student Movement in the 1970s, the face that almost always comes to mind is Steve Biko. But what about the other unsung heroes? What about the man who pulled out the ultimate UNO reverse card and sowed the seeds of the Student Movement in Soweto?

Reclaimed • 31st May 2022

Rani Lakshmi Bai: India's Joan of Arc

Chat with Rani Lakshmi Bai in this interactive story.

Reclaimed • 27th May 2022

Did you know Aztec and Mayan civilizations invented popcorn?

How many inventions do you know of that actually came from BAME communities? Well, if you’re anything like me the answer would be a handful. To help you learn about how integral BAME community’s discoveries have been to our modern society, here’s a list of some of the greatest Aztec and Mayan inventions we still use today according to Dr Caroline Pennock, a senior lecturer in international history at the University of Sheffield and a historian of the Aztec Meshika world.