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Why are the French so good at protesting?
As hundreds of thousands take to the streets across France once again, we explore why protesting is such an integral part of French life – and why it actually works A version of this article was originally published on March 3, 2023 Nobody protests like the French. Stagnant wages? Smash up a bank. Elitist education policies? Burn some cars. Complacent royal family?
Art Harvest to showcase local makers, food, music at The Makerspace 97058
Home PageWasco CountyThe Dalles Sep 17 Written By Columbia Community Connection From The Makerspace 97058: By Serena Smith The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 17, 2026 — Local art, handmade goods, food and music will come together Sept. 20 as The Makerspace 97058 hosts its first Art Harvest celebration at its Browns Creek Road property. The event runs from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at The Makerspace 97058, 4510 Browns Creek Road in The Dalles. Admission is open to the public and no registration is required.
Car seat and seat belt misuse tied to more severe injuries in children
Appropriate restraint type by age (yr). Credit: Traffic Injury Prevention (2026). DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2709029 Despite decades of efforts to improve car seat and seat belt habits, more work needs to be done to protect children in motor vehicle crashes, according to new research from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. The Injury Biomechanics Research Center study explored the use of car seats and seat belts among children involved in traumatic vehicle crashes.
The Dazed team select their favourite albums of 2026 so far
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‘She requested 85p on Splitwise’: The reality of wealth-gap flatshares
When 29-year-old Polly* moved into a houseshare during her master’s at Durham University, it quickly became apparent that one of her housemates was far wealthier than the rest of them. “They had a completely different relationship to money and material things,” she explains. Soon enough, the wealth discrepancy began to cause problems. “We would bring up issues like them inflating our bills with crazy heating use in the winter, or carelessly damaging other people’s things,” Polly recalls.
‘Maxxing’ Could Be Sabotaging Your Health and Wellness Goals
Ohio State expert offer alternatives to online health fads that actually work COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, July 7, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Key takeaways • “Maxxing” trends are flooding social media, promoting extreme diet, fitness, sleep and supplement routines. • Ohio State experts warn they may do harm, from nutrient deficiencies to toxic supplement levels. • Doctors recommend proven habits instead, including nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management and social connection.
Ohio State Survey: 3 in 10 Young Adults Don't Have a Doctor; Most Rarely See One
Skipped doctor appointments can mean missed screenings, delayed care and more ER use COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, June 29, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Key takeaways • A national poll of 1,006 adults found only 71% of people ages 18-29 have a primary care doctor, compared with 97% of adults 65 and older. • Among young adults who do have a primary care provider, fewer than half said they had a checkup in the past year.
Football or fascism? The ugly politics of flying the England flag
I was walking through Camberwell in early June when a flash of brilliant white caught my eye. Two flags, each emblazoned with the St George’s cross, hung suspended from the windows of a first floor flat, billowing in the breeze like pillow cases on a washing line. The usual feelings swelled in my chest – anxiety, then sadness, eventually concretising into anger – the sensation all too familiar following the spate of anti-immigration flag-raising in the summer of 2025.
Is a social media ban the answer? 5 experts weigh-in
This article was originally published on February 3, 2026. It has since been updated to reflect the UK government’s announcement of plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms For years now, anxieties over social media’s impact on young people have been mounting. Unsurprisingly so: a growing body of evidence suggests that excessive use of platforms like TikTok and Instagram can cause a number of troubling effects, from poor mental health to reduced cognitive function.
Why young people are keeping cinema alive
Young people have always loved the cinema: back in 1943, the Wartime Social Survey found that 79 per cent of teenagers and 43 per cent of young adults reported that they went to the cinema at least once a week. Decades on, Gen Z are no different: recent figures from Digital Cinema Media found that 78 per cent of 16-34 year-olds identify as regular cinemagoers. That said, cinema’s popularity has waxed and waned.
6 things to read and watch, recommended by Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo has a lot of influences. Throughout her career, she’s always been candid about her love and respect for a wide range of musicians, from Avril Lavigne, to Fiona Apple, to Taylor Swift, to Lorde. Most recently, in her new Dazed cover interview, she revealed that post-punk bands such as The Cure, New Order, Depeche Mode, and Siouxsie and the Banshees helped shape the sound of you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. “Hopefully it translated,” she said.
6 Olivia Rodrigo-approved books and films
2 hours ago French-Iranian author, director, illustrator and activist Marjane Satrapi, best known for her graphic novel series and film Persepolis, has died aged 56, the Élysée Palace in Paris has confirmed. She "captivated a global audience with Persepolis", the palace said, calling her "a leading figure in …
Olivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’
Pushing past the tumult of her teenage rise to fame, Olivia Rodrigo embraces her ‘big girl’ era on her new record, an exuberant account of the promise and pitfalls of falling in love Text Serena Smith Photography Ryan McGinley Styling Dogukan Nesanir This story is taken from the summer 2026 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally from June 5. Pre-order a copy of the magazine here. Olivia Rodrigo is growing up.
Olivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’
World News 1 hour ago 'Nothing left to chance' for Bayeux Tapestry's journey to London BBC News - Hugh Schofield • 1h The 950-year-old Bayeux Tapestry will be as safe "as a baby" when it makes its unprecedented journey to London next month, according to French officials.
‘She blew me away’: Olivia Rodrigo on her new collab with Chloe Wise
Attention Livies! Olivia Rodrigo has partnered with Chloe Wise on a limited-edition picture disc vinyl variant of her upcoming album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. The original oil painting by Canadian artist Wise, titled Carve our names, features Rodrigo in a pink babydoll dress holding a long, thin knife. The collaboration blends Wise’s signature surreal style with the emotional themes of Rodrigo’s forthcoming album (out June 12).
Help! My partner is a picky eater
Harry Turnbull, 22, is the fussier eater in his relationship. While his girlfriend Marianne is always up for making new recipes, Turnbull earned himself the nickname “The Fajita Guy” while an undergraduate student, owing to the fact he ate fajitas almost every night. “I’m very much the kind of person who enjoys eating the same thing on repeat,” he says. Harry and Marianne are in a ‘palate-gap’ relationship.
11 memoirs to read if you enjoyed Famesick
Tore through Lena Dunham’s candid new memoir? Here are our top picks for your next autobiographical read Text Serena Smith , Habi Diallo , Alex Peters , Thom Waite , Emily Dinsdale You’ve probably noticed that everyone is reading Lena Dunham’s new memoir Famesick. Dunham’s second memoir – her first, Not That Kind of Girl, was published back in 2014 – unpacks how a toxic convergence of chronic illness, bad relationships, global fame, and burnout came to shape her twenties and thirties.
Married at First Sight UK: The experiment has failed
Two women allege that they were raped during the filming of Channel 4 reality show MAFS UK. It’s no surprise when the potential for abuse is baked into the genre In recent years, reality TV has been trying to turn over a new leaf.
Nobody wants to be famous anymore
Millions of ‘ordinary’ people leapt at the chance to become an overnight star during the reality TV boom of the 2000s and 2010s. Today, just nine per cent of Gen Z want to be famous. What changed? A decade or two ago, it seemed like everyone wanted to be famous.
When did food noise get so loud?
Kate “absolutely loves” watching food content on social media. “Sometimes I’ll find myself deep in a rabbit hole, watching an influencer eat six vegan pastries in Taiwan or something,” she says. Sometimes, though, that kind of content can trigger intense, incessant cravings.
Serena Smith: I was a respectable civil servant but I was hiding £20,000 of debt
Serena Smith In my 20s, I looked like I was living the dream. A respectable job as a civil servant, glamorous nights out, designer clothes from the likes of Jimmy Choo, Dior and Mulberry and luxury holidays to Dubai , Marbella and Portugal. My lifestyle made it seem like I had it all together, yet the reality was very different. I was earning just £17,000 a year but acting like I had a £50,000 salary rolling in – and it nearly cost me everything. I started drinking regularly aged 16.
Serena Smith: I was a respectable civil servant but I was hiding £20,000 of debt
Continue reading Serena Smith In my 20s, I looked like I was living the dream. A respectable job as a civil servant, glamorous nights out, designer clothes from the likes of Jimmy Choo, Dior and Mulberry and luxury holidays to Dubai , Marbella and Portugal. My lifestyle made it seem like I had it all together, yet the reality was very different. I was earning just £17,000 a year but acting like I had a £50,000 salary rolling in – and it nearly cost me everything.
Public Comfort with AI in Health Care Falls, Ohio State Survey Finds
Among those who use AI, half of Americans rely on AI to make important health decisions COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, April 7, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Key takeaways • New survey results from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds public openness to AI in health care has decreased, with only 42% of adults supportive in 2026 compared to 52% in 2024.
The Lifetime Isa is squashing the hopes of first-home buyers
Yasmin Howbrook and her partner had modest requirements for their first house.
Big Tech trial: Why the verdict against Meta and Youtube is so important
A US jury has found that major technology companies are liable for deliberately designing addictive products, in a case centred on the impact of social media on a young individual’s mental health. Jurors found that the tech companies had been negligent and failed to provide suitable warnings about the potential dangers of their products.
Women: Please, stop acting like babies
Hypergamy – the practice of seeking a ‘provider’ partner with more wealth and status than you – has been a hot topic for years now. Controversial dating coach Shera Seven, known as the “sprinkle sprinkle lady”, has been telling women to laugh if a date suggests splitting the bill and cheat on “broke” men since 2023.
How to cultivate your own taste
In recent years, as algorithms have ‘flattened’ culture in favour of mass appeal, many of us have been attempting to fight back against the rising tide of homogeneity by cultivating our own personal taste.
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The Beatles biopics show that Northern roles should go to Northern actors
Back in early 2024, Sam Mendes announced his latest venture: a mammoth series of Beatles biopics, with one standalone film per member of the Fab Four. By early 2025, it was confirmed that Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan would be starring as Paul, John, George, and Ringo respectively. We’ve now had a glimpse at the cast in their roles.
New Findings Provide Objective Look at Broad Sensory Impairments Among Long COVID Sufferers
First-of-its-kind Ohio State study identifies the drivers behind COVID-19 sensory issues COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Key takeaways • The Ohio State University College of Medicine conducted the first objective study measuring multisensory losses in long COVID patients. • The research found that the severity and breadth of sensory dysfunctions are influenced by patient age, initial COVID-19 severity and cognitive functions.
Why does grief make us want to get a makeover?
21-year-old Horatia’s father died in March 2024. “It was sudden and completely unexpected,” she recalls. “When it happened, I think my mind and body just shut down for months [...] I felt like I was having an out-of-body experience,” she says.
9 books to read if you loved Wuthering Heights
“Wuthering Heights” is finally out in the world, and while I believe Emerald Fennell deserves to be tried for crimes against cinema for this festering turd of a film, there is thankfully one silver lining to its release: it’s apparently got more people reading again. According to Penguin, UK sales of Wuthering Heights have risen by a staggering 469 per cent in the last year alone.
Banks Race to Close Real-Time Payment Gaps
By PYMNTS | February 23, 2026 | Highlights Interoperability is emerging as the defining operational challenge for payments in 2026. Fragmented rails, standards and regulations are colliding with real-time settlement and rising fraud. Consistent money movement now determines trust, resilience and customer experience.
Wuthering Heights left me so cold
Emerald Fennell’s much-anticipated adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is finally here. The film has sparked reams of divisive discourse since the director teased the project on X back in July 2024: some were concerned about just how much Fennell would deviate from the canonical text, while others were intrigued to see what the controversial filmmaker would do with the emotionally devastating masterpiece.
Why are so many young people going ‘no contact’ with their parents?
“Mum had been on thin ice for a while,” Joe tells me. The 29-year-old decided to go ‘no contact’ with his mother a little over a year ago, but, as he explains, the cracks had been there for some time. For starters, she was racist and homophobic – which Joe, who identifies as queer, could never quite come to terms with. “I would have an excuse for all of her faults.
Experts unpack the under-16 social media ban
For years now, anxieties over social media’s impact on young people have been mounting. Unsurprisingly so: a growing body of evidence suggests that excessive use of platforms like TikTok and Instagram can cause a number of troubling effects, from poor mental health to reduced cognitive function. Plus, with the rise of generative AI, much of social media is now awash with computer-generated content which is increasingly difficult to identify as fake.
Is it limerence or is it just a crush?
Over the past five years, the word ‘limerence’ has well and truly cemented its position in the cultural lexicon. If you’re somehow unfamiliar, it’s a term used to describe the experience of intense romantic obsession or infatuation, first coined by Dorothy Tennov in her 1979 book Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being In Love.
Woke is back: Why blue hair is having a revival
The blue hair renaissance is upon us. The signs are everywhere: Oklou went blue last year to coincide with the release of choke enough, while Bassvictim’s Maria Manow’s icy tresses have slowly but surely become a signature part of her look. Kardashian scion North West has been experimenting with vibrant shades of turquoise for months, as have internet cool girls like singer Cannelle, Olivia Halle and Angela Guzman.
A list of very serious pop culture predictions for 2026
BLUE IVY MAKES HER MET GALA DEBUT With her mum hosting the celebrations, it’d be rude for her not to. We also predict a secret act four to Beyoncé’s album trilogy, but it’s actually Blue’s debut album titled “IV” (four in roman numerals – get it?). Before that, however, we’ll get act III, a Beyoncé rock album with features including Rosalía and System of a Down.
Our most-read sex and relationships stories of 2025
It’s that time of year again: to mark the end of 2025, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories about dating, sex, love and relationships published on Dazed this year. Over the last 12 months, we brought you features unpacking the fetishisation of autistic women on dating apps, the pitfalls of being in an ‘intelligence gap’ relationship, the rise of Bonnie Blue, and much, much more.
Greta Thunberg arrested in London under the Terrorism Act
Greta Thunberg has been arrested under the Terrorism Act after participating in a pro-Palestinian protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance. The protest began with two Prisoners for Palestine activists covering the front of the Aspen building on Fenchurch Street with blood-red paint. The pair then locked on to the front of the building, an action intended to highlight Aspen’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The silliest and sexiest takeaways from Pornhub’s 2025 report
Today (December 9), Pornhub publishes its annual Year In Review. The report unpacks a year’s worth of data from the most visited porn site in the world, identifying emerging trends, the most-searched terms, best performing categories, most popular performers, and more. Read on for a rare insight into global porn habits. EMBRACING NATURAL BEAUTY According to Pornhub’s data, MILF porn is consistently one of the most popular genres on the site.
The best books of 2025
Max, the trans protagonist of Nicola Dinan’s sophomore novel, has all the outward trappings of success – she’s a well-paid legal counsel and a published poet to boot – but deep down, she’s plagued with a gnawing ennui. She’s still reeling from a recent break-up with her insufferable ex, while her relationship with her alcoholic father isn’t getting any easier. But then she meets Vincent, a hotshot lawyer who is ostensibly a catch.
The 2025 archetype gift guide: The Performative Male
From wired earpods to a matcha starter set: here’s our Christmas gift guide for the Performative Man in your life 2025 has been the year of the performative male. By now, you’ve probably seen innumerable thinkpieces, memes, and TikToks about this matcha-drinking, tote-bag-toting subgenre of man, if not encountered one of their kind in the wild.
Owen Cooper: ‘I still get the mick taken out of me’
He sparked global debate about social media and misogyny for his turn as a red-pilled teen in Adolescence. Now, Owen Cooper plays the young Heathcliff in a controversial new take on Wuthering Heights – he explains why he’s drawn to the dark TextSerena SmithPhotographyJustine KurlandStylingZara Mirkin This story is taken from the winter 2025 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally from December 5. Pre-order a copy of the magazine here. 2025 has been Owen Cooper’s year.
Love is not embarrassing
A few weeks back, Vogue published an article titled ‘Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?’. In the piece, writer Chanté Joseph argues that in recent years being single has become “more of a flex” than being in a relationship. “Women don’t want to be seen as being all about their man,” she writes. “Audiences are icked out by seeing too much boyfriend content.” Almost overnight, it went viral. Viral viral.
1 in 4 men believe no one will ever fall in love with them
A new study has starkly highlighted the extent to which UK men are feeling disenchanted with the modern dating landscape. The State of UK Men report, produced by equality charities Equimondo and Beyond Equality, independently surveyed over 2,100 UK men and women aged between 18 and 45 to provide a data-driven insight into the state of masculinity in the UK.
Are Your Dating Apps Encouraging Sexual Racism? Original
When my long-term relationship came to an end last year, I was morbidly curious to see what dating apps were like. I knew things weren’t good out there — I’d been reassured that I’d effectively got the last chopper out of ’Nam by getting into a relationship before dating apps really went to the dogs — but a small part of me wondered: how bad can it really be? Very bad, it turns out. I received vanishingly few matches after setting up a new Hinge profile — hardly any, in fact.
‘They said it was more cost effective’: The young workers replaced by AI
When Liv* lost her job in spring last year, it felt like “being stabbed”. For nearly two years, the 27-year-old had been working as a content executive for an agency in Leeds, writing blog posts and product descriptions for clients. She loved it: she’d always enjoyed “reading and writing”, and the role offered her a space to put these interests into practice. “I was proud to say ‘I’m a writer’,” she says.
Are frontal lobe breakups real?
26-year-old Jen* was with her ex-boyfriend for over eight years. They were childhood sweethearts, first becoming a couple when they were 17, before breaking up in May 2024. “I was the one who decided to bring it up,” she says, adding that she’d been mulling over the decision for around a year. “He hadn’t done anything wrong.
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