Mattel has announced a new range of ‘realistic’ Barbies. Customers will now be able to choose from three body types, seven skin tones, and 24 hair shades. While the collection may have limited direct social implications, and is undoubtedly a ploy to regain lost traction in the toy market, the latest additions do sport the […]
If you think Banksy’s work is no more than an act of vandalism you are wrong. It may be that graffiti is illegal, but one thing’s for sure: his work goes far further than him pissing on a street wall to mark his territory. And his newest piece is no exception. Over the weekend Banksy’s […]
Britain has a fat problem; there is no denying that. Aptly nicknamed “the fat man of Europe” we are only getting larger; nearly a quarter of British adults are obese, and that is set to exceed 50% by 2050. Clearly we need to change our ways. However, that far from condones the abusive actions of […]
It has been revealed that Digital Cinema Media (DCM), who control advertising for Odeon, Vue and Cineworld (80 per cent of cinemas in the UK) have refused to run a 60 second video that was made by the Church of England. The video features several different groups of people singing the Lord’s Prayer, hardly a malign […]