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Podcast Exercise: Content or Die

The purpose of this podcast was to talk about how to create content fast without analysis paralysis, so in the spirit of that, we recorded it on the spot with…

The Nicotine Pouch Experience – Short Interview

“So, Your Co-Star Is a Hard Drive Now?” : AI Filmmaking in 2025

It’s 2025, and we’re living in a timeline where your lead actor might live in a server room, your third act can be re-written by an algorithm and your Martian…

License to Chill (But only until 11pm): Sutton Council Grants Kanteen Licence with Strict Conditions

Sutton, London – A recent meeting of the Sutton Council Licensing Sub-Committee saw the approval of a new premises licence for Kanteen, a restaurant located at 185 Stafford Road, Wallington,…

Britain’s Cannabis: High Seizures and a Quiet Legal Oasis

When you hear about “record cannabis seizures,” it’s easy to picture Border Force officers in high-vis vests cracking open suspicious shipping containers with the kind of giddy anticipation usually reserved…

Family, Fraud & Ferrero Rocher: Survival guide for British Pakistanis visiting the Homeland

Congratulations. You made it. The prodigal child has returned, luggages full of duty-free gifts and misplaced optimism. But here’s the truth: the biggest con won’t come from the British Airways…

Shops Open, Wallets Shut: Sutton High Street in Decline post Inflation

By Saadi Awan Sutton High Street isn’t in crisis. Not officially. There are no signs up. No boarded windows or handwritten notes thanking customers “for the memories.” But if you…

“They don’t see us with the same eyes” – Whitecross Market and the perception of street Food Quality

By Saadi Awan “They don’t see us with the same eyes,” says Nasimul Huda (35), manager of Karuna Indian street food at Whitecross Market in Old Street, London. Despite having…

Wildfowl Video Interview

Clay pigeon shooting as a national and global sport

The main organisations involved in clay pigeon shooting are the British Shooting Sports Council, the International Shooting Sport Federation, The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association and the National Shooting Centre. The…