Chloé Meley

Designer Rebeka Arce on the art of perfecting your portfolio
Art

Designer Rebeka Arce on the art of perfecting your portfolio

In partnership with Adobe — In The OFFF Dispatch we’ve partnered with Adobe to report back from OFFF Barcelona, one of the world’s largest showcases of creativity, art and digital design. Here, the Arce Studio founder shares her tips on standing out from the crowd.

Written by: Chloé Meley

The young people plunged into debt by borrowing apps
Activism

The young people plunged into debt by borrowing apps

‘It put me in a dark place‘ — With young people bearing the brunt of economic precarity, many are now turning to cash advance apps to get by.

Written by: Chloé Meley

The students fighting to keep cops off campus
Activism

The students fighting to keep cops off campus

Leading the resistance — Lockdown rules gave cops a justification for increasing their presence, but the easing of restrictions hasn’t stopped the issue of over-policing on university campuses.

Written by: Chloé Meley

Inside the community kitchen feeding Hackney
Activism

Inside the community kitchen feeding Hackney

#NoOneGoesHungry — During the pandemic, Made In Hackney launched a meal service that has since proved vital for many, made up of vegan dishes that reflect the borough‘s cultural diversity.

Written by: Chloé Meley

Inside the anti-capitalist, anti-border micronation
Activism

Inside the anti-capitalist, anti-border micronation

Welcome to Obsidia — Founded in 2015, Obsidia is the world’s only portable, feminist, self-declared territorial entity. More than just a playful venture, the nation is offering a means to explore alternative modes of political organisation.

Written by: Chloé Meley

The teen ‘finfluencers’ trying to keep hustle culture alive
Activism

The teen ‘finfluencers’ trying to keep hustle culture alive

Crypto kids — On ‘FinTok’, teenagers who’ve hit the crypto jackpot say they want to help their peers do the same – but are they simply perpetuating a broken capitalist system?

Written by: Chloé Meley

BBLs and penis enlargements: the rise of men’s surgery
Activism

BBLs and penis enlargements: the rise of men’s surgery

Under the knife — Plastic surgery providers are targeting some of men’s biggest insecurities with hazardous procedures, often deploying social media advertising that lacks any meaningful oversight or regulation.

Written by: Chloé Meley

How NFT philanthropy could deepen inequality
Activism

How NFT philanthropy could deepen inequality

Cashing in — Increasingly, the super wealthy are capitalising on the NFT boom to support charitable causes. But this could end up fuelling many of the existing issues with philanthropy, as well as presenting charities with a host of new problems.

Written by: Chloé Meley

The UK‘s skate prodigies on the sport’s Olympics debut
Culture

The UK‘s skate prodigies on the sport’s Olympics debut

Ride on — For the first time ever, skateboarding is embracing a more conventional status as an Olympic sport. Four skateboarders reflect on what happens to a subculture when it’s thrust into the mainstream.

Written by: Chloé Meley

The K-pop stans fighting for a free Palestine
Activism

The K-pop stans fighting for a free Palestine

Activist Army assemble — After emerging as a powerful force for social justice during the BLM protests last summer, K-pop fans are now mobilising around another urgent human rights issue: Palestinian liberation.

Written by: Chloé Meley

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