Chem Squier
A Neuroscientist's Social App Forces You to Actually Engage With Messages
The neuroscience-inspired 'Traces' app makes you get out in the real world to pick up content.
Do You Want a Free Press in the UK?
Laurie Fitzjohn is trying to crowd-fund enough money to purchase The Times off News Corp.
Turning Postpartum Depression into Performance Art
In October 2011, Marni Kotak gave birth to her first child in front of an audience, as part of a live performance at the New York Microscope Gallery. Following the birth of her son, she was diagnosed with postpartum depression and hospitalized.
Do the People of Uxbridge Actually Like Boris Johnson?
"He’s a big, chunky guy, but he’s a nice guy."
Kicking Addiction by Going from Heroin to Methadone to Ibogaine
After 20 years of taking methadone and dabbling with heroin, David Graham Scott kicked the habit with the aid of a powerful psychedelic.
Have the 'Rich Kids of Instagram' Started Shitting Themselves?
The Rich Kids of Instagram (#RKOI) is a group made up of the sons and daughters of the world's one-percenters. Last week one of the RKs had four vehicles torched in as many days, totaling around $850,000 worth of damage.
This Teen Lost His Finger at a London Rave
"The bass was hard, so I just ripped off my top, wrapped it around my finger and tied it up as tight as I could and skanked it out for half an hour."
Furious London Cabbies Protested Against Uber Yesterday
They managed to bring the centre of the city to a standstill.
Why I'll Never Order a Drink From a 'Ladies' Menu
Gender separation is fine. Sometimes. Not sharing toilets or changing rooms with people who have penises is really okay with me. But being presented with a gender-divided drinks menu is—even if it is just a cheap marketing ploy—a bit too Victorian for...
Your Hormones Could Be the Reason for Your Late-Night Cravings
We all love indulging in late-night snacking, but for those with Night Eating Syndrome—yes, that's a technical term—an insatiable compulsion to consume food late at night is a necessity, not just a greedy decision.
Angry Cyclists Held a 'Die-In' Protest in London
I spoke to Stop Killing Cyclists about their plans to make the city safer.