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THE GUARDIAN : ‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder
THE GUARDIAN : ‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder
Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely to build a whole fake persona …
UNHERD : Why LinkedIn loves Human Design
UNHERD : Why LinkedIn loves Human Design
THE SUNDAY TIMES How trauma became big business (and a £900 conference ticket)
THE SUNDAY TIMES How trauma became big business (and a £900 conference ticket)
The word used to be reserved for war, abuse and other serious crime. Now it’s a buzzword tied to a multibillion-dollar industry
ELLE Remember That? 2024's Top Culture Moments
ELLE Remember That? 2024's Top Culture Moments
From Timothée Chalamet on the beach to Brat-everything, the moments that defined the year
ELLE How Ageing Became A Class Issue
ELLE How Ageing Became A Class Issue
SUNDAY TIMES STYLE How writing a book became the ultimate career brag
SUNDAY TIMES STYLE How writing a book became the ultimate career brag
ELLE The Rise And Rise Of The Birth Strike
ELLE The Rise And Rise Of The Birth Strike
As the climate crisis rages, the cost of living spirals and global instability gathers pace, it's no wonder birth rates are plummeting
SUNDAY TIMES STYLE Why Gen Z have fallen in love with the house party
SUNDAY TIMES STYLE Why Gen Z have fallen in love with the house party
Move over flashy nightclubs, young people prefer a house party — even if it’s not always in an actual house
ES MAGAZINE Paul Mescal: ‘I was groped by a fan’
ES MAGAZINE Paul Mescal: ‘I was groped by a fan’
From small-town Irish actor to TV heart-throb and Oscar nominee, Paul Mescal tells Alexandra Jones how he’s (nearly) navigating his new-found fame
ELLE Is This End Of Our Wellness Era?
ELLE Is This End Of Our Wellness Era?
Smoking is back. Vegan restaurants are struggling to survive. After more than a decade of wellness mania and self optimisation, a raucous energy is taking hold - and it's all kinds of fun.
THE STANDARD: 'I grew up on an estate — the class prejudice in Saltburn repelled me'
THE STANDARD: 'I grew up on an estate — the class prejudice in Saltburn repelled me'
Emerald Fennell’s new film is a sign that we are in desperate need of new voices, says Alexandra Jones
EVENING STANDARD JW Anderson “We’re too scared to be controversial, someone like McQueen could not exist today”
EVENING STANDARD JW Anderson “We’re too scared to be controversial, someone like McQueen could not exist today”
Jonathan Anderson may be one of the world’s most remarkable fashion designers but his first love is art. Ahead of his new London exhibition, he tells Alexandra Jones why cancel culture scares him more than the cost of living crisis
ES MAGAZINE Sadiq Khan: “I want to be part of a generation of politicians who take action”
ES MAGAZINE Sadiq Khan: “I want to be part of a generation of politicians who take action”
Rather than give in to the abuse and death threats hurled at him by the anti-ULEZ brigade, Mayor Sadiq Khan tells Alexandra Jones why he’s more determined than ever to clean up London’s air
ELLE Talking About My Generation
ELLE Talking About My Generation
From Millennial pink to Gen X's 'You Do You' attitude and the recession proof wealth of boomers, generational signifiers have become gratingly ubiquitous and polarising. But where does our compulsion to label our traits come from, and can it be used as a force for good?
EVENING STANDARD Daisy May Cooper: ‘I wonder now – would I have done OnlyFans?’
EVENING STANDARD Daisy May Cooper: ‘I wonder now – would I have done OnlyFans?’
Ahead of her starring role in hot new BBC drama Rain Dogs, Bafta award-winning actress Daisy May Cooper tells Alexandra Jones about scars from her childhood, why she auditioned to be a stripper and quitting social media
EVENING STANDARD ‘Brexit? It’s time for the bitterness and rancour to end’
EVENING STANDARD ‘Brexit? It’s time for the bitterness and rancour to end’
From challenging China to ending divisions on Europe, Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy tells Alexandra Jones what UK foreign policy would look like under Labour
VOGUE When Did Calling Yourself Polyamorous Become An Excuse For Terrible Behaviour?
VOGUE When Did Calling Yourself Polyamorous Become An Excuse For Terrible Behaviour?
With apps such as Feeld taking over the dating sphere in London and beyond, polyamory and ethical non-monogamy are suddenly part of the common parlance. But, asks writer Alexandra Jones, have these newfound labels become just another way to avoid taking accountability for other people’s feelings?
EVENING STANDARD: Australia is legalising prescription psychedelics. We go inside London's first psychedelic psychotherapy clinic
EVENING STANDARD: Australia is legalising prescription psychedelics. We go inside London's first psychedelic psychotherapy clinic
EVENING STANDARD: Michaela Coel on nepotism and giving up £1m
EVENING STANDARD: Michaela Coel on nepotism and giving up £1m
She is known for making some of the best agenda-setting television of the past decade and now Michaela Coel is getting ready to mentor a new generation of filmmakers. She tells Alexandra Jones why the work should speak for itself and why legacy is more important to her than money
THE EVENING STANDARD: Sigrid "music still needs its MeToo moment"
THE EVENING STANDARD: Sigrid "music still needs its MeToo moment"
THE EVENING STANDARD: The definitive guide to London’s vibe shift (and how to survive it)
THE EVENING STANDARD: The definitive guide to London’s vibe shift (and how to survive it)
ELLE: Extreme Wilding - Meet The High-Flying Women Living Off-Grid
ELLE: Extreme Wilding - Meet The High-Flying Women Living Off-Grid
THE EVENING STANDARD: What the ‘Indie Sleaze Revival’ tells us about the world we live in now
THE EVENING STANDARD: What the ‘Indie Sleaze Revival’ tells us about the world we live in now
THE GUARDIAN: The secret to great sex? It’s not what you think …
THE GUARDIAN: The secret to great sex? It’s not what you think …
THE GUARDIAN: Ditching the diet – how I learned to accept the body I have
THE GUARDIAN: Ditching the diet – how I learned to accept the body I have
THE EVENING STANDARD: The new work ethics: why Londoners are demanding more from their employers
THE EVENING STANDARD: The new work ethics: why Londoners are demanding more from their employers
THE EVENING STANDARD: How Greenwich became the capital’s new design epicentre
THE EVENING STANDARD: How Greenwich became the capital’s new design epicentre
THE EVENING STANDARD: The big smoke: why have so many people taken up smoking during lockdown?
THE EVENING STANDARD: The big smoke: why have so many people taken up smoking during lockdown?
THE EVENING STANDARD: Has the pandemic killed ambition?
THE EVENING STANDARD: Has the pandemic killed ambition?
THE STACK: The First Three Years Podcast
THE STACK: The First Three Years Podcast
THE EVENING STANDARD: Could investing in Bitcoin ruin your life?
THE EVENING STANDARD: Could investing in Bitcoin ruin your life?
THE EVENING STANDARD: London's Youthquake
THE EVENING STANDARD: London's Youthquake
REFINERY29: "I Make £100s A Day By Streaming My Everyday Life"
REFINERY29: "I Make £100s A Day By Streaming My Everyday Life"
THE GUARDIAN: The new summer of love: ‘People are desperate to have sex – it’s been a long year’
THE GUARDIAN: The new summer of love: ‘People are desperate to have sex – it’s been a long year’
THE EVENING STANDARD: The new Britishness: can the Union Jack ever be cool again?
THE EVENING STANDARD: The new Britishness: can the Union Jack ever be cool again?
THE GUARDIAN: "I'm not ready for other people's sweat to drip on me". Will clubbing survive the pandemic?
THE GUARDIAN: "I'm not ready for other people's sweat to drip on me". Will clubbing survive the pandemic?
THE STACK: ‘Geriatric Mothers’ And ‘Habitual Aborters’? No, It’s Time To Change The Language We Use Around Fertility
THE STACK: ‘Geriatric Mothers’ And ‘Habitual Aborters’? No, It’s Time To Change The Language We Use Around Fertility
ELLE: Is Finding 'The One' Just a Numbers Game?
ELLE: Is Finding 'The One' Just a Numbers Game?
THE STACK: The First Three Years
THE STACK: The First Three Years
THE GUARDIAN: ‘The ketamine blew my mind’: can psychedelics cure addiction and depression?
THE GUARDIAN: ‘The ketamine blew my mind’: can psychedelics cure addiction and depression?
THE STACK: The neuroscience of intuition and why it's time to hack yours
THE STACK: The neuroscience of intuition and why it's time to hack yours
THE GUARDIAN: "My thoughts became poisonous" the toll of lockdown when you live alone
THE GUARDIAN: "My thoughts became poisonous" the toll of lockdown when you live alone
GQ: Do we really need another 'missing woman' TV show?
GQ: Do we really need another 'missing woman' TV show?
ES MAGAZINE: The plight of London's working class men
ES MAGAZINE: The plight of London's working class men
THE FACE: The NASA astronaut who returned to earth mid-pandemic
THE FACE: The NASA astronaut who returned to earth mid-pandemic
GQ: Inside the rave renaissance
GQ: Inside the rave renaissance
THE INDEPENDENT: Andy Burnham and ‘Dishi Rishi’: How the pandemic might explain why we fancy politicians more than ever
THE INDEPENDENT: Andy Burnham and ‘Dishi Rishi’: How the pandemic might explain why we fancy politicians more than ever
THE INDEPENDENT: Singles on the cusp of a sexless winter
THE INDEPENDENT: Singles on the cusp of a sexless winter
THE INDEPENDENT: Six months in lockdown
THE INDEPENDENT: Six months in lockdown
THE INDEPENDENT: Millennials on the legacy of 2008
THE INDEPENDENT: Millennials on the legacy of 2008
BURO: When will I feel like a grown-up?
BURO: When will I feel like a grown-up?
THE GUARDIAN: "It's not over": intimate diaries from the eye of the coronavirus storm
THE GUARDIAN: "It's not over": intimate diaries from the eye of the coronavirus storm
ELLE: Privacy Has Become The Ultimate Status Symbol
ELLE: Privacy Has Become The Ultimate Status Symbol
DONATE: 4Front Project
DONATE: 4Front Project
BURO: Is this the end of the age of 'should'?
BURO: Is this the end of the age of 'should'?
REFINERY29: What it's like to date someone you can't touch
REFINERY29: What it's like to date someone you can't touch
THE INDEPENDENT: 'I was in a concentration camp on VE Day'
THE INDEPENDENT: 'I was in a concentration camp on VE Day'
GQ: Why is everyone obsessed with the sex in Normal People?
GQ: Why is everyone obsessed with the sex in Normal People?
ES MAGAZINE: What's behind the recent craze on cage fighting?
ES MAGAZINE: What's behind the recent craze on cage fighting?
REFINERY29: This is how dating by your star sign works
REFINERY29: This is how dating by your star sign works
ES MAGAZINE: Inside the millennial sex parties happening in London
ES MAGAZINE: Inside the millennial sex parties happening in London
ELLE: What is a relationship? The new rules of attraction
ELLE: What is a relationship? The new rules of attraction
THE GUARDIAN: 'I feel bombarded with to-dos': the hell of life admin – and how to get on top
THE GUARDIAN: 'I feel bombarded with to-dos': the hell of life admin – and how to get on top
ELLE: What I Learned About My Failed Relationships From Going To Couples Therapy, Alone
ELLE: What I Learned About My Failed Relationships From Going To Couples Therapy, Alone
THE GUARDIAN: It melts plastic and can kill. So why is club drug GHB on the rise?
THE GUARDIAN: It melts plastic and can kill. So why is club drug GHB on the rise?
ES MAGAZINE: How hallucinogens are making an unlikely comeback
ES MAGAZINE: How hallucinogens are making an unlikely comeback
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