Should we be investing billions on new technologies to suck carbon out of the air, when trees do a perfectly good job (if only we'd stop cutting them down)? But what other technological 'magic bullets' are out there? From removing truck tailgate emissions to conjuring food from thin air, are any of them any good?
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Jazz is enjoying a popular resurgence, as people flock to dance floors to savour its genre-defying rhythms. This recent rise in popular culture is well timed: because in its tireless reworking of the past into the present, and helping to shape the future, the music may offer useful lessons to us all…
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Language goes to core of what it is to be human, and has preoccupied philosophers, academics and many of the rest of us too, well, probably forever. So what are some of the key critical perspectives on the development and social effect of language and why does it matter?
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Should we be afraid of AI's ability to create? Are illustrators' and writers' days numbered? Sparked by our conversation with a technology thought leader and a magician in issue 9 of Strike, we got thinking, got scared and decided to dig deeper...
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The Annette is a 114-year-old former Danish fishing boat that now sails in search of marine pollution to take it on a new circular journey and keep it out of the natural environment. Joined by his two daughters, Paul Dicken boarded 'Annie', with the core Clean Ocean Sailing crew: Steve, Monika, Simon and Rosie.
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How is the 15-minute city – the idea that basic amenities should be that long a walk for any city resident – becoming a reality in urban areas the world over?
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Paul Dicken caught up with Angeline Morrison in November 2022, a month after the release of her Sorrow Songs album, to talk about bringing historical characters to life in song, the songwriting process, and the initial reaction to the album.
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Ellen Paige Leach’s other-worldly artwork uses “forced malfunction” to break images apart until they become something new. One of Saatchi Art's 'Rising Stars' in 2018, she balances her own artistic practice with brand collaborations, including Rapha. We spoke to her about how her inspiration takes the shape of coastlines both past present, and what the future holds.
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Whether backing early social media models or divesting their back catalogue rights, musicians are at the coalface when it comes to cashing-in on social and digital trends.
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What we eat, and where it’s come from, is a hot (and hefty) topic that can leave a bad taste in our mouths. From toxic farming to climate change, corporate greed to rising hunger, our industrialised global food systems are broke and need fixing. But there’s a sweet smell of change in the air, and it’s getting ever stronger. We meet some of the inspiring folk working tirelessly to grow better, fairer, cleaner, healthier, climate-fixing ways of feeding ourselves…
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From Kelis donning a make-do bin liner glove and birthing rams to Terminator X's disastrous ostrich farm; reimagining the wheat industry to sudden realisations on a tour bus porta-potty; Dave Waller delves into an eclectic lineage of rockstars turned farmers…
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Deeply entwined with empire, a diaspora of exotic species populates our horticulture. From the Victorian plant hunters who brought botanical incomers to Britain to the #decolonisethegarden movement, we unearth ancestral roots and explore how a more inclusive approach to gardening is flourishing, thanks to people like grower and author Claire Ratinon…
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The tiny feelings that stay with us. The ripples from a pebble dropped in an ocean. Papercuts in our lives. For author Huma Qureshi, the everyday holds wonder and endless inspiration. She talks to Lucy Beckley about the roots of her inspiration, what drives her to write and how pigeonholing will never serve the story.
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Cycling, holidays, good food. Wildflowers, fresh produce, fun walks. Farming, craftspeople, early morning roosters. The word ‘countryside’ means different things to different people, but deprivation, conflict, and communities struggling to evolve in the modern world may not spring to mind so easily. Photographer Oliver Udy introduces his decade-long portrait project exploring cultural change in rural areas across Europe.
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Banana peel rum? Closed loop cocktails? Upcycling spent gin botanicals? We meet the UK-based distillery owners, brands and even chemists experimenting with the possibilities of sustainable, zero-waste and carbon negative booze.
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