Chanté Joseph

Dating

Welcome to the Era of Optimisation Dating

Hustle-culture has finally hit dating. From love surveys to co-working coffee dates, we're screening potential lovers with streamlined efficiency.
Chanté Joseph
4.7.23
the internet

Will Being Cringe Set You Free? An Investigation

Turns out there is a lot of truth to the longstanding and oft-shared meme.
Chanté Joseph
4.25.22
Black History Month

'We Need to Connect with Our Elders' – The Joys and Fears of Growing Up Black British Caribbean

It's so important to revive the traditions that have been swept away by migration and integration.
Chanté Joseph
10.27.21
Coronavirus

Men Seem to Endorse COVID Conspiracies More Than Women. Why?

It's worrying when you consider that men are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than women.
Chanté Joseph
1.29.21
Social Media

How IG Gossip Pages Like the Shade Borough Replaced the Celeb Mag

The glossy celebrity magazine is dead; long live the anonymous Instagram gossip account.
Chanté Joseph
10.8.20
the internet

The Nostalgic Twitter Account Posting Joyful Photos of Black British Identity

@Blackndbritishh has delighted Twitter users with photos of school-age Stormzy and NWA in Brixton. VICE spoke to its creator.
Chanté Joseph
10.7.20
World News

This Is What a Second Wave of Coronavirus Might Look Like in the UK

Medical experts have warned of a “worst-case scenario” in which 120,000 people die in a second coronavirus outbreak this winter.
Chanté Joseph
7.22.20
Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Was Always Designed to Be a Global Movement

BLM founder Opal Tometi always intended for the diaspora to come together in fighting anti-Black racism.
Chanté Joseph
7.7.20
sex and relationships

Forget the Movie Stereotypes – This Is How to Handle a Breakup

Inhaling ice cream and singing along to ballads works in movies, but what do unscripted women do?
Chanté Joseph
2.13.20
Jamaican food

Confronting the Colonial Past of Jamaica's Hard Dough Bread

Also known as “hardo,” the bread is a thick and ever-so-slightly sweet loaf consumed widely in Jamaica, but whose origins span the globe—and the country's history.
Chanté Joseph
4.25.19
Op-Eds

The Classic 'Album Release Cycle' Seems to Be Dying

Am I the only one who was like "I cannot keep up with all these projects coming out right at the end of the year, the fuck?" No? Good.
Chanté Joseph
2.12.19
we saw this

Ghetts’ Live Show Proves Why He’ll Always Be a Grime OG

He blends both parts of his legacy – from his younger days as Ghetto, to last year's 'Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament' album – with total ease.
Chanté Joseph
2.4.19
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