The many emotions of gaming
Gamers aren’t just about fits of rage. We’ve trawled YouTube to find a wide variety of emotions. Inspired by a particularly excellent reaction to an E3 reveal, Planet Ivy takes a look at some of the...
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Five directors who should be directing Bond 24 instead of Mendes
Mohammed Cheriet thinks Park Chan-wook and Guy Ritchie would’ve fared better. On Friday, Sony confirmed that Sam Mendes will be at the helm for Bond 24. The British director was a likely candidate for...
View ArticlePacific Rim’s mind controlled machinery not so far away
Our desire to control the world around us is stretching beyond our fingers as neurotechnology takes hold. Five Orange Wednesdays have elapsed since the release of Pacific Rim, giving everyone enough...
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A better way to boycott the Winter Olympics
How the power of the consumer can show Putin that we won’t turn a blind eye to human rights abuses. Russia has long been a place where homosexuality has been considered unacceptable. Up until 1993...
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Why doing an apprenticeship is better than having a degree
With rising tuition fees and waning employment prospects, it’s time we looked at the alternatives to university. For many years, university has been seen as the sure fire way of guaranteeing employment...
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Bionic limbs and insect fast food: scary insights from Futurefest 2013
You’ll be buying some very unusual things for lunch Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending Futurefest at Shoreditch Town Hall. This first time event was organised by Nesta, a UK registered...
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All you need to know about the US government shutdown
America is still closed. We take a look at what the hell is going on Some of you may be scratching your heads wondering just how exactly it’s possible for a government to shut down, so Planet Ivy...
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Fake weed, prescription drugs, and home-made hooch: UK prisons’ DIY drug problem
A recent inspection found that drugs were easier to get hold of than soap in one privately run prison, but what is it they’re taking? Prison tends to be a worryingly suitable home for narcotics....
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Is this the most misunderstood sexual community in the UK?
In a society obsessed with sex, what are people who are uninterested in it supposed to do? Like it or not, sex is just about everywhere we look. Songs are written about it, the porn and contraception...
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Seven compromises you have to make to live cheaply in London
The prices of these places in London seem to good to be true. They are. London is, for many reasons, one of the world’s greatest cities, but its popularity brings with it a massive downside: housing...
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