By Mary Tracy In 2013 David Graeber told the world what many of us secretly believed but were too afraid to admit out loud: many modern jobs appear to be bullshit because they are, in fact, bullshit. Graeber wrote an article titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs” for the magazine “Strike!”, and the piece went quietly viral. He has now expanded it into a book, bringing together economics, politics, history and personal testimonies to unravel the mystery of why...
After a successful event at Basement Sate raising over £500 for CALM last year. Rant + Rave the online music magazine is returning on 13th July with a brand new event and proudly supporting Teenage Cancer Trust. This time round they're taking over Protein Studios Shoreditch to bring you an eclectic mix of the best House cuts in the beautiful surroundings of this amazing venue in the heart of the hippest places in London. You can purchase tickets from Resident...
Pristine posters which were never used include warning passengers about fog on the line and adverts encouraging men to sign up to the military
EU diplomats displayed shock following Boris Johnson's 'four-letter reply' to business over Brexit fears, but the Foreign Secretary is being as honest as he's been to date. Johnson and fellow Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt came under attack for rounding on businesses which warn of the dangers of a hard Brexit. Airbus joined a host of multinational corporations issuing warnings over an economic fallout following the UK's divorce with the EU. Hunt had said that the company’s warnings had been “inappropriate”, while...
David Batty, 58, and Michael Burns, 52, were involved in "inappropriate singing" while in a Russian bar in the city of Volgograd where England played its opening game against Tunisia.
Little Pipe Cay, in the central Bahamas, is described as “a jewel” within the archipelago of the Exumas island chain.
The blaze has been declared a "major incident" and the army is on standby
A woman still breastfeeding her baby son is being threatened with deportation to Nigeria despite living with her British husband in the UK. Destiny Jukes, 37, gave birth to baby Obi eight months ago, and her daughter Kosi, three, is happily settled in her pre-school in Clifton, Bristol. But Destiny now faces being separated from her young family and husband Steve, 52, after the Home Office refused to renew her two-year visitor visa. The family has compared the Home Office's...
The poster for Go Vegan World featured a mouse touching a human hand with the words "They trust us. We torture them for research."
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