In 2019, Sofia spent month at the Camp of New Hope, a five-year communal occupation camp near a fracking plant in Lancashire. The camp was guided by a group of older women called ‘The Nanas,’ who emphasised community, welfare, and education, showing how to blend climate justice with feminist values…
Nature is not for ‘our wellbeing’
The article by Sophia challenges traditional views of nature and conservation, highlighting the often overlooked violent and colonial roots of nature preservation. It argues that the concept of nature as a pristine, remote wilderness separated from human influence is a Western construct, deeply intertwined with colonialism and the marginalisation of indigenous and local communities…
Magical Environments, Climate Witchcraft and Ritual Experiences
In January, we remembered 2023 as the hottest year in the last 120,000 years. Sadly, although we have yet to see a heat wave, 2024 promises to be even hotter, showing us how far the climate crisis has advanced. It’s no longer a problem of the future. Though the most affected people and places in the world have been leaders in raising awareness on the drastic and impending impacts of these statistics, sadly, international climate targets have largely failed and oil and gas corporations continue to extract fossil fuels. Grassroots efforts to build more hopeful, radical, and ecological communities are more important than ever…
“What’s For You Will Not Pass You” // an interview with a Spoken Word Artist
Our Arts and Culture editor Sofi interviews MC and poet S-bars ahead of their collaboration at the Clitbait Cabaret at Red Door Studios in East Ham on May 23rd!
Dance Music: an interview with DJ Tiff Lai
Our Arts and Culture editor Sofi interviews Tiff Lai ahead of her much anticipated DJ set at the upcoming Clitbait Cabaret this May.
Meet the CB team: Celeste
Meet Celeste, one of our amazing graphic designers!
Your Rape Myth Didn’t Help Me.
CW: Rape and sexual assault.
A powerful and important article by Clara, on public consciousness, reporting rape, and what we can all do to challenge rape culture and support survivors…
Private Art, Public Space
In this new series for Clitbait, Sofi guides us through the world of secret sketches, creative correspondences and a whole lot of unexpected art. Think of a universe in which the audience doesn’t exist: the intimacy of a journal, the obliviousness of a home recording- a world in which the artist and her own unique rationality is at the centre.
Sports (Communities) are Under Threat from Climate Change
An exploration of climate justice issues in the spaces and places of sports. Tackling climate change necessitates solving crises of intergenerational, gender, economic and social justice across all parts of…
Stripping the Myth: Masturbation
Roll up, roll up, and welcome to our brand-new series ‘Stripping the Myth’! Here, we will be exploring all things sticky and sexy, shunned and shamed, embarking on a journey of discovery through the deconstructing and de-bunking of sex myths.
Market Research: Food For Thought
What started as an idea for a Clitbait article at the beginning of summer has turned into a fully fledged way of life. Read about Sofi’s concluding thoughts on the Market Research journey and find out some of her top recipes for Winter Wellness.
Eco Grief, Eco Hope; Holding space for two emotions.
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my…
Meet the CB team: Sophie Somerville (she/her)
Meet the Clitbait Team: an interview with Sophie, Sex and Relationships Writer…
Feminism and Fungi: Lessons from Mushrooms.
Mushroom Collectives in Scotland. Rhyze Mushrooms, Edinburgh Myceliart Collective, Edinburgh The Herbalist Garden, Glasgow Young Rotters It’s August, and harvest season approaches. This year, a bumper crop of mushrooms in…
Small Town Boys Review – 5 Star Show!
“a joyful euphoric experience where I felt drunk on energy”
Proud Year Round.
I have a confession to make: I actually didn’t do much for Pride Month this year. I feel like I blinked and suddenly all my friends were posting pictures of…
Market Research: Hot Grill Summer!
There’s something empowering about standing over the grill and being the master of your own and other peoples’ delicious destiny. It is, in other words, playing boss, or as I…
Through the Looking Glass: Violence and the Female Body in Mainstream Pornography
Article by Sophie Somerville, Sex and relationships writer.
In the final throes of my Masters degree in Gender Studies, I have been watching a lot of porn. As an aspiring sex educator with a background in film studies, the research for my thesis has gradually gravitated towards a focus on porn studies. Now, I know what you’re thinking, but alas – hours upon hours of porn consumption has not been the kind of cop-out “research” that it might sound to be.
Meet the CB team: Clea Morris
Meet the CB team: Clea Morris (she/her), Poetry Editor
Meet the CB team: Irmak Genç
Meet the CB team: Irmak Genç (she/her) Politics Editor
Forest fires, ‘natural disasters’, or environmental racism?
This month, Canada experienced over 400 wildfires. More than half of these are uncontrolled. The resulting effects of these fires have spread internationally, with three North American cities recording the…
Queer safety or queer joy?
This article is based on research conducted in the summer of 2021 as part of my undergraduate Geography dissertation. I would like to thank all those who volunteered their time…
Ready to challenge your preconceptions and want to feel a sense of community in the outdoors?
Environment editor, Ailsa, recommends these articles exploring community, belonging, guilt, and which make calls for a more inclusive space in the outside world.
Market Research: Meet the Makers
Article by Sofi Pla, Arts and Culture Editor.
As part of her ongoing hunt for ‘arepa’ earrings, an eternal search that takes her to the Female Traders Market at Mercato Metropolitano, Sofi finds herself in the thick of arty girl boss hustle. (And she loves it)
Poetry Workshop Showcase
In March, we hosted our very first London Poetry Workshop and Open Mic! We were so inspired by your openness, engagement, and beautiful poetry – so much so that we would love to share what some of you have written here, for the rest of the community to see.