Amelia Tait

TV

'Fat Families': Inside TV's Most Brutal Weight Loss Reality Show

Viral clips from the 2000s Sky show are everywhere on TikTok, but what was being on the programme actually like?
Amelia Tait
9.29.22
Film

No, You're Not Imagining It. Minions Are Everywhere

The pill-shaped yellow aliens have travelled an unlikely road to get here, but they're slowly achieving world domination.
Amelia Tait
7.15.22
Television

How the Internet Created 'Graggle Simpson'

We speak to the online pranksters who engineered the fake "Simpsons" character.
Amelia Tait
6.21.22
Internet

GIFs Are For Boomers Now, Sorry

The humble image file was once everywhere, but it's increasingly falling out of favour among young internet users.
Amelia Tait
1.17.22
Food

The Death of Ronald McDonald

At one point, the fast food mascot was more recognisable than Jesus Christ. What happened?
Amelia Tait
10.4.21
housing

Inside the 'I Bought a House At 21' Clickbait Cottage Industry

We spoke to the writers of these kind of articles, and asked the young homeowners who agree to take part to ask them, "Why?"
Amelia Tait
8.17.21
summer 2021

The Argument for Everyone Taking This Entire Summer Off

We're living through a pandemic, we're all knackered and we need six weeks of time off. Here's how we do that.
Amelia Tait
7.6.21
TV

You Can't Fix Online Troll Culture Until You Fix Reality TV

The people managing social media accounts for big shows say that nothing can be done until the format itself changes.
Amelia Tait
4.28.21
TV

Yes, There Are Actually People Who Prefer the New 'Simpsons' Seasons

It is a truth universally acknowledged that everything after Season 10 sucks, but some fans controversially beg to differ.
Amelia Tait
3.11.21
TV

Childhood Ends, But Tracy Beaker Is Forever

Yes, I will be among the agèd millennials tuning in to the 'My Mum Tracy Beaker' TV spin-off.
Amelia Tait
2.12.21
Television

The History of Gunge, as Told by Dick and Dom and Everyone Who Was There

A very important look back at the gooey slime that was once a mainstay of 90s British TV.
Amelia Tait
1.27.21
Crisps

I Ate Crisps Every Time I Wanted Some, to See How Weird It Made Me Feel

In a world without consequences, I would eat crisps uninterrupted, all day, forever. But how would that impact my body?
Amelia Tait
11.3.20
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