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Piracy crackdowns are officially “useless”
The leader of the Pirate Party spoke to us on why there’s no stopping the pirates Has a corner been turned in the fight against online piracy? Last week, UK internet service providers were told to...
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The dark underworld of fat-shaming on Tumblr
There’s fierce battle afoot on Tumblr over issues such as ‘thin privilege’ and ‘fat-shaming’. Planet Ivy weighs up the arguments Thinprivilege, fatshaming, fatacceptance. To the typical internet user,...
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21st century grieving: In defence of selfies at funerals
It is may be controversial, and many consider it completely disrespectful, but if you dig a little deeper, it appears that there may, in fact, be some sense to it Writing an introduction to the now...
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The dark side of the web: Self-harm on the internet
Tumblr’s not just for fat-shaming and pictures of cats. There are a worryingly large number of self-harm blogs on there too Popular social media and blog sites Instagram and Tumblr have clamped down...
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We went to the Tinder launch party
There were dwarves, girls on fire, and beer pong A quick swipe to the right on your phone’s screen and that’s it, you’ve picked up a girl. It’s a little bit more complicated, but that’s Tinder in a...
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An interview with Tim H and Mike Cannon, who have the best job in the world
We chat to a pair of YouTube filmmakers about their jobs and what it’s like to work with Google I meet Tim Hautekiet and Mike Cannon as most of their YouTube viewers do: through a screen. With...
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Spotify: is it the last desperate fart of a dying corpse?
Thom Yorke from Radiohead was quick to to link Spotify with flatulence, so I decided to have a look into which direction the wind really is blowing Ever since this summer’s revelation of Spotify’s...
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Cocktails, skeletons and rejection: Trying out Grouper, the new group dating...
After success in America, ‘social club’ Grouper has arrived in London. We went on a date to see what the fuss was about “They’re not going to show up, are they?” says one of my wingmen for our group...
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Suicide blogs: The kids are not alright
Is boycotting Tumblr really the way to deal with this new teenage trend? Last week a dark corner of the internet was brought to light when the details of an inquest into the suicide of 15-year-old...
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The future of food – and why you never have to eat again
Hate cooking? Think food is overpriced? Well this might just be the answer you’ve been looking for The no-food diet must surely be one of the more bizarre regimes to come out of America. Straight out...
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