{"id":4,"date":"2021-05-03T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2023-03-28T21:47:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:47:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/","title":{"rendered":"sh*t stirring stories of clubland culture."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/F40D84F0-ED0C-4138-BAC8-09FA6C25E5F0-828x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong>Open Spaces<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left has-primary-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:3.5px\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sounds\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sounds\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>THE SOUNDS<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:40px;text-decoration:underline\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/dj-mq-watching-people-vibe-to-amapiano-feels-like-joy\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/dj-mq-watching-people-vibe-to-amapiano-feels-like-joy\/\" target=\"_blank\">DJ MQ: &#8220;Watching people vibe to amapiano feels like joy&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The West-Yorkshire-based DJ is one of the rising stars of the UK&#8217;s amapiano club scene<\/em>, <em>a community knit together<\/em> <em>by a shared affinity for amapiano, the soundtrack of the southern African diasporan club experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\">Zandi Mlotshwa<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"color:#000000\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:4px\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sights\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE S<\/a><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sights\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IGHTS<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/a-urination-innovation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/PIC-1-PROMOTIONAL-PIC-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Model wears pee skirt.\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/PIC-1-PROMOTIONAL-PIC-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/PIC-1-PROMOTIONAL-PIC-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/PIC-1-PROMOTIONAL-PIC-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/PIC-1-PROMOTIONAL-PIC-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/PIC-1-PROMOTIONAL-PIC-edited-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/PIC-1-PROMOTIONAL-PIC-edited.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/a-urination-innovation\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/a-urination-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Urination Innovation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Meet<\/em> <em>Luxembourgish designer Maya Tastet and her invention: the &#8220;Pee Skirt&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\">Tom Sale<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:4px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sounds\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE SOUNDS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/38CDAF00-65F3-49A9-9C4F-88F348A7F3C6-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/38CDAF00-65F3-49A9-9C4F-88F348A7F3C6-edited.jpg 828w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/38CDAF00-65F3-49A9-9C4F-88F348A7F3C6-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/38CDAF00-65F3-49A9-9C4F-88F348A7F3C6-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/38CDAF00-65F3-49A9-9C4F-88F348A7F3C6-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>r<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>O<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>O<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>x<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>M<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>d<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>y<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/meet-freddie-bale-moody-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We chat to Freddie &#8216;XODOS&#8217; Bale, one of London&#8217;s most exciting DJs<\/em> <em>and event organisers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\">Kate Aspland<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:4px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-scene\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>THE S<\/em>CENE<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/not-so-smart-whip-dealing-injuries-at-a-welsh-music-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Tia-with-smart-whip-in-leggings-scaled-e1679968712319.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/not-so-smart-whip-dealing-injuries-at-a-welsh-music-festival\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/not-so-smart-whip-dealing-injuries-at-a-welsh-music-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\">First Person: Not-So<\/a><\/strong>&#8211;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/not-so-smart-whip-dealing-injuries-at-a-welsh-music-festival\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/not-so-smart-whip-dealing-injuries-at-a-welsh-music-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smart Whip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>How <\/em><em style=\"font-style: italic;\">I <\/em><em>sold nitrous oxide to a<\/em><em> crowd of gas-heads \u2013 and nearly needed a skin graft for it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\">Tia Brown<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:4px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sensations\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sensations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE SENSATIONS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/to-all-the-drunk-girls-in-the-club-bathroom-ive-met-before\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/9B832F70-C8DA-4544-B75A-AB51E14682BB-edited-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"People partying in a club\" class=\"wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/9B832F70-C8DA-4544-B75A-AB51E14682BB-edited-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/9B832F70-C8DA-4544-B75A-AB51E14682BB-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/9B832F70-C8DA-4544-B75A-AB51E14682BB-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/9B832F70-C8DA-4544-B75A-AB51E14682BB-edited-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/9B832F70-C8DA-4544-B75A-AB51E14682BB-edited.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/to-all-the-drunk-girls-in-the-club-bathroom-ive-met-before\/\" target=\"_blank\">To All the Drunk Girls I\u2019ve Loved<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An ode to your bestie for the night, hairstylist, relationship guru and the love of your life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\">Mariam Balogun-Etti<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: POWDER Presents Lyf Styl\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/05BLfIykWcHV8ugrLssif7?si=0e8675572095427e&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-bottom:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-63bd2818 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:20px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:3.5px;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Featured stories<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1125\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-810\" alt=\"Screenshot from The Street Talks.\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/927ABAB0-89EF-4B6E-BE21-6F151D2E4A7A.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/927ABAB0-89EF-4B6E-BE21-6F151D2E4A7A.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/927ABAB0-89EF-4B6E-BE21-6F151D2E4A7A-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/927ABAB0-89EF-4B6E-BE21-6F151D2E4A7A-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/927ABAB0-89EF-4B6E-BE21-6F151D2E4A7A-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/927ABAB0-89EF-4B6E-BE21-6F151D2E4A7A-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9df8e989 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;text-decoration:underline;text-transform:capitalize\"><em>POWDER <\/em>Presents The Street Talks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0;font-size:25px;line-height:1.3\"><em>We asked some anonymous jungle skank-heads whether banned substances should become legal.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\"><strong>Tom Sale<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-e79a6a52 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-380\" alt=\"Handbag contents.\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/image-1-edited.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/image-1-edited.png 364w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/image-1-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/image-1-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9df8e989 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;text-decoration:underline;text-transform:capitalize\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/handbag-haul-nightclub\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/handbag-haul-nightclub\/\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s in Her Handbag<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0;font-size:25px;line-height:1.3\"><em>Growing up, I was told it&#8217;s rude to look in a lady&#8217;s handbag. But that&#8217;s the point, no?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\"><strong><em>Tia Brown <\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1107\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/5DD2C78A-FDB0-48A8-A6E5-E31B41567EB3-e1680035796278.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:29% 56%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"29% 56%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/5DD2C78A-FDB0-48A8-A6E5-E31B41567EB3-e1680035796278.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/5DD2C78A-FDB0-48A8-A6E5-E31B41567EB3-e1680035796278-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/5DD2C78A-FDB0-48A8-A6E5-E31B41567EB3-e1680035796278-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/5DD2C78A-FDB0-48A8-A6E5-E31B41567EB3-e1680035796278-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/5DD2C78A-FDB0-48A8-A6E5-E31B41567EB3-e1680035796278-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9df8e989 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;text-decoration:underline;text-transform:capitalize\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/carcinogenic-conversations\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/carcinogenic-conversations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carcinogenic Conversations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0;font-size:25px;line-height:1.3\"><em>Here are eight of the weirdest and most interesting things overheard at a club smoking area.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:2px\"><strong><em>Mariam Balogun-Etti<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:80px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-3px\">Stories from the First Flush<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"padding-bottom:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:4px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sights\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE SIGHTS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/snapshot-y2k-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/IMG-9214-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Israel\" class=\"wp-image-472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/IMG-9214-edited.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/IMG-9214-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/IMG-9214-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/IMG-9214-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/IMG-9214-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Y2K fashion romance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:3.5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sounds\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-sounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE SOUNDS<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W36J4Tz6OG4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/77167799-701F-4A6A-9409-85D335E284FD-e1679875202852-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/77167799-701F-4A6A-9409-85D335E284FD-e1679875202852-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/77167799-701F-4A6A-9409-85D335E284FD-e1679875202852-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/77167799-701F-4A6A-9409-85D335E284FD-e1679875202852-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/77167799-701F-4A6A-9409-85D335E284FD-e1679875202852-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/77167799-701F-4A6A-9409-85D335E284FD-e1679875202852.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As&#8217;groovi as&#8217;groovi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ca182c;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:4px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-scene\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/the-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE S<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CENE<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/two-shots-and-a-fisting-please-mate-revelations-of-a-bartender-in-a-gay-sex-club\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-1200x1199.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853-1600x1599.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/powder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/03\/Pic-1-scaled-e1679970746853.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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