James Greig

Nightlife

The Crushing Disappointment of 'Hot Vax Summer'

An ode to the season that never managed to get off the ground.
James Greig
8.24.21
Fund Our Fun

So You've Moved in Next to a Noisy Venue. What Now?

Here are some practical solutions that don’t involve grassing to the council and enabling the destruction of the UK’s vulnerable nightlife industry.
James Greig
3.31.21
hair

Before and After Photos of Women Who Are Growing Out Their Shaved Heads

The women who got buzzcuts in the first lockdown do not regret a thing.
James Greig
3.30.21
TikTok

Young Palestinians Are Leaning Into TikTok – Even if Their Content Gets Deleted

Palestinians are documenting their lives on TikTok, a space they say feels overall more open than other social media platforms.
James Greig
2.25.21
gay sex

Porn Piracy and Doxing: The Dark Side of Gay Online Culture

From OnlyFans performers to the general public, gay men's nudes are getting leaked with disturbing regularity.
James Greig
2.23.21
London

How to Make London a Better Place to Live

An interview with Owen Hatherley about his new book, 'Red Metropolis'.
James Greig
2.4.21
Festivals

Festival Organisers Reveal What Needs to Happen for Events to Go Ahead in 2021

A government select committee met today to discuss the future of festivals in the UK.
James Greig
1.5.21
Coronavirus

'I'm Learning My Lesson the Hard Way' – Speaking to the People Who Partied On New Year's Eve

From illegal raves and house parties to "we meant to play board games but ended up buying loads of gear", here's how people broke the rules and why.
James Greig
1.4.21
2020

The Absolute Worst People of 2020

Priti Patel, Laurence Fox and giant Rita Ora from the darksided EE ad all made the list.
James Greig
12.31.20
prison

How Former Police Officers Are Treated in Prison

We spoke to some experts to find out what life is like for ex-cops behind bars.
James Greig
12.30.20
Boris Johnson

A Song Called 'Boris Johnson Is a Fucking C*nt' Could Be Christmas Number 1

We'd like to see ol' Boris wriggle his way out of *this* jam!
James Greig
12.23.20
Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard Reveals She Uses She/Her Pronouns

"Her courageous decision will mean a lot to trans and gender-fluid communities around the world," say LGBT charity Stonewall.
James Greig
12.22.20
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