Darcy Jimenez

Digg • 8th November 2023

We Asked The Creator Of 'Rotating Sandwiches': Why?

If you feel like the internet is a lot less fun these days, you're not alone. For many of us, the online experience now consists of algorithm-driven sameness, punctuated by dangerous misinformation and the occasional horrifying image. But amidst all that, there's still Rotating Sandwiches — one of the few remaining sites on the internet that exist purely for fun, silliness or simply no reason at all.

The Guardian • 27th November 2019

Thousands of girl gang members are trapped in a cycle of violence and abuse

Kim was 13 years old when she started selling guns for a teenage boy she met at a party. “Being female, it’s a lot easier for me to sell the guns,” she says. “Because I was very young, I was the one that would do the drop-offs. It was quite fun at the time. I felt a bit invincible.”

Cosmopolitan • 29th January 2021

The young women choosing to go without contraception

Kate* had been with her boyfriend for two years when she became pregnant. The couple hadn’t been using birth control - but not because they were hoping for a baby. At 23, Kate didn’t want to conceive at all. She felt so uncomfortable using the contraceptive methods available to her that she had purposefully been going without, preferring to risk getting pregnant instead.

The Guardian • 29th September 2020

'Let down': calls for Gibraltar's Covid-delayed abortion vote to take place

Earlier this year, pro-choice activists in Gibraltar were hopeful that their territory’s abortion laws – the harshest in Europe – could soon be overturned. Terminations are banned in the tiny British territory, even in the cases of rape, incest, or foetal abnormality where the foetus will not survive. Abortions are punishable by life imprisonment, except when the woman’s life is in danger.

Digg • 28th May 2024

Tours Of Men's Disgusting Bedrooms, And More Great Mini Shows You Can Watch On Your Phone

It might be too soon to claim that we're living in a post-TV world, but since the meteoric success of YouTube shows like "Hot Ones" and "Chicken Shop Date," there's no denying that quirky, online series are on the rise.

Pharmaceutical Technology • 1st December 2021

Lethal injection: can pharma kill the death penalty?

In October, Oklahoma prison inmate John Marion Grant was executed by a lethal injection. Strapped to a gurney, Grant convulsed and vomited – highly unusual for the procedure – after being given midazolam, a sedative and the first of three drugs that are usually administered for lethal injection. Grant was declared unconscious around 15 minutes after receiving the first injection and died roughly six minutes after that.

Digg • 16th February 2024

Photorealistic, AI-Generated Videos Are Here, And We Should All Be Worried

With technology like OpenAI's newly announced text-to-video tool, deception has never been easier.

Mic • 7th December 2020

Inside the TikTok trend shaming corporations for destroying perfectly good stuff

Every day, hundreds of thousands of perfectly usable products are destroyed by retail corporations around the world. Food that has reached its expiration date is sometimes rendered inedible with bleach to deter "dumpster divers"; items in dented boxes are disposed of, rather than given away, to prevent employees from damaging products deliberately; designer goods are ripped to shreds so they can’t be resold for cheaper elsewhere.

Vice • 13th May 2020

Guys Are Acting Out Abusive Behaviour on TikTok – and Girls Are Tuning In

While all of God's creations can be found on TikTok, one species is better recognised than most: the e-boy. Characterised by floppy hair, necklaces, and 90s T-shirts layered over long sleeves, they usually lip-sync and wink their way through songs. Among them, a new trend is emerging. Searching "crazy boyfriend" or "psycho ex" on TikTok reveals a plethora of posts where e-boys scowl, shout or grin menacingly at the camera in what are known on the app as POV (point-of-view) videos.

Digg • 11th March 2024

The Kate Middleton 'Fake' Photo Drama Just Got Even Weirder

The Princess of Wales has issued a statement after a family photo shared to her X account was accused of being "manipulated."

Pharmaceutical Technology • 26th October 2021

Covid-19: vaccine pricing varies wildly by country and company

As the debate about vaccine inequity in low-income countries rages on, even nations with access to the leading Covid-19 jabs are paying wildly different prices for doses.

Pharmaceutical Technology • 16th September 2021

Billionaires are betting on anti-ageing research, but can ageing really be cured?

Searching for the key to immortality may sound like the preoccupation of a superhero-movie villain, but a growing number of biotech companies – and billionaires with cash to spare – are investing in research that could prevent and reverse the ageing process in humans.

Pharmaceutical Technology • 22nd October 2021

Pharma’s reliance on horseshoe crabs is threatening the species

Horseshoe crabs are a species of marine arthropod that have existed for around 450 million years – but for over four decades, the creatures have also played a crucial role in human health.

Digg • 17th January 2024

TikTok's 'Orange Peel' Relationship Trend, Explained

If you've scrolled on the app formerly known as Twitter recently, you'll probably have seen people talking about peeling oranges. It's all to do with TikTok's "Orange Peel Theory" posts, in which people ask their romantic partner to peel an orange for them, just because.

Metro • 30th January 2021

How lockdown is pushing women towards an alcohol crisis, with mums at the front

Two empty Dolmio sauce jars was all it took for the relief to kick in. Spotting them in her recycling bin as she added her empties from the week, Anna, 47, can still recall how the sight of them made her feel. ‘I remember being so grateful they were in there and not just beer and wine bottles clanking around,’ explains the mum-of-two.

Pharmaceutical Technology • 19th April 2021

Ivermectin and Covid-19: how a cheap antiparasitic became political

In the year since the Covid-19 pandemic began, various unconventional treatments have been hailed as potential cures for the respiratory virus that has so far claimed over three million lives worldwide.

Vice • 2nd April 2020

This Disturbing TikTok 'POV' Trend Is All About Domestic Abuse

One video begins with a teenager cheerfully applying blush and putting on jewellery – before cutting to her staring despondently past the camera, the makeup on her face now simulating bruises and a black eye. The caption: "You go on a date with your abusive boyfriend and it doesn’t end well."

Digg • 9th November 2023

After 14 Controversial Years, Omegle Is Dead. Here's How The Internet Is Reacting

While some lament the loss of an iconic chat site, others bid good riddance to a service notoriously exploited by racists, creeps and pedophiles.

Digg • 2nd April 2024

This Online Store Is Selling Cuddly Plush Toys With Dark Backstories — And Very Weird Ads

A small but dedicated group of fans love Peepy, a stuffed creature with a criminal history and an unnerving smile.

Digg • 30th June 2022

This Twitter Account Uncovers The Weirdest Little Medieval Guys For Your Viewing Pleasure

While much of Twitter is, frankly, a cesspit, there are some corners of the site where wholesome accounts, designed only to bring joy, dwell. One of these is "Weird Medieval Guys", which gives peculiar little medieval drawings a new lease of life by sharing them on the platform.