Peter Parker might be your friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man, but his crime fighting might be counterproductive, propping up a policing model that fights symptoms while leaving the causes of crime untouched.

On 23 July 2026, the EU adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia as part of its efforts in the war it is waging against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Measures in the package include a price cap on Russian oil of $44 per barrel, permission for member states to sell confiscated oil, and a visa ban for Russian combatants. This brings the cumulative total of sanctioned individuals and entities to a record 3,100. The EU, however, finds itself in a quagmire, with me

A Foreign War That Feels Domestic For nearly three years, the conflict in Gaza has dominated American media outlets. Local governments have passed resolutions calling for a ceasefire, while New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested if he travels to New York to address the United Nations. Divisions have emerged within Congress over funding for Israel, and some political candidates have made a point of refusing to a

Whilst interviewed during the London Indian Film Festival on the 16th of July, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan was questioned in depth about his career and the upcoming 25th anniversary of his colonial epic Lagaan. The most dissected soundbite from this conversation, however, had little to do with either. Instead, Khan took it upon himself to quell a long-standing rumour about his character in 3 Idiots, a 2009 dramedy which followed the lives of three engineering students. He deni

‘The People of Aberdeen, in Scotland, are dancing in the streets because the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has stated that he will be opening up, all the way, the invaluable North Sea Oil!’ So rambled Donald Trump on Truth Social following BBC reports that new drilling at Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea would be permitted by the incoming administration. As these were existing projects introduced by Sunak and paused by Starmer, to allow drilling a