How it hurt Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and countless other brands — There’s no such thing as bad publicity. It’s become a cornerstone of marketing, it’s built the foundations for advertising campaigns across the globe and even has equivalents in different languages — in French, ‘succès de scandale’, meaning ‘success from scandal.’ Of course, this statement can turn out to be true…

Why we still haven’t managed to communicate with the people of North Sentinel Island — North Sentinel Island, in the Bay of Bengal, is home to the Sentinelese people. Located between India and the Malay Peninsula, the island forms part of the Indian Andaman Islands. Being so close to other inhabited land masses, North Sentinel is hardly what we would describe as remote. In fact…

8 months in France: here’s why I would never do it again. — In September 2020, I started university for the first time. I study modern languages, with a focus on French. As part of my four-year course, it was a requirement for me to undertake a period of at least 8 months in a country where French is the official language. Thinking…

Only one lifeboat was missing, and there were no signs of struggle — The Mary Celeste didn’t always go by that name, she started her life on 18th May 1861 as The Amazon. She was launched from Spencer’s Island in Canada and set off on her maiden voyage, not having the best of starts — during launch, the ship refused to budge from…

I couldn’t even produce 300 words. — I’ve been suffering from a lack of motivation for a while now. I really enjoy pursuing my hobby of writing and, having discovered Medium a couple of years ago, I think it’s the perfect platform to help me do this. I love how simple it is to use and I…

It’s not as hard as you think to save money! — Money can be tight at the best of times, particularly at the minute. Having emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic just a few years ago, it seems like the whole world’s economy took a nosedive and everyone was suddenly worse off. Groceries became more expensive, bills went up dramatically and day-to-day…

The story of Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci — On 27th March 1995, a gunman shot and killed Maurizio Gucci on the steps outside his Milan office before fleeing the scene. It was all planned and orchestrated by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani, who had hired two gunmen to assassinate Gucci following a bitter divorce the year before. Reggiani was…

They may not seem beautiful, but they work. — I was stuck in a loop. I kept telling myself I was going to write more. Every day I would convince myself that I was going to start tomorrow. But tomorrow never came. So I decided to actually make a change. I needed to become more productive. Fast. Make a plan The first…

It’s potentially the biggest change since Medium started the program. — In case you missed it, in July Medium announced a massive change to the way their Partner Program would function. In summary, as part of a 12-minute blog post, Buster Benson of Medium announced the following changes: Removal of the 100 follower requirement Previously, writers on Medium would need 100 followers before they could join the…