The Great British Club Apocalypse: How the Pandemic and the I Just Got Back Crew Are Shaking Things Up

The Club Scene in Crisis: An Unprecedented Drop in Britain London, UK - If you thought that the only apocalypse we鈥檇 have to deal with was the end of the world as we know it, think again! Britain鈥檚 nightlife is in a tailspin, with around 400 clubs closing down in just five years. That鈥檚 one club for every teenage angst-filled breakup, and it鈥檚 all thanks to a cocktail of pandemic woes and the rise of a new kind of holidaymaker: the I Just Got Back crew....

March 23, 2025 路 4 min 路 789 words 路 Oliver Thompson, Elsa Hughes

Beirut's Bar Blues: Where Music is a Distant Memory and Fear Takes Center Stage

The Silence of Beirut鈥檚 Nightlife Beirut, Lebanon In a city once renowned for its vibrant nightlife, where music echoed through the streets and laughter filled the air, a curious and somber hush has taken over. Residents of Beirut are now grappling with a new reality: a nightlife stripped of its rhythm, where bars sit eerily quiet, and the sounds of music and dancing have been replaced by an unsettling silence....

October 13, 2024 路 4 min 路 665 words 路 Rami Kassem, Layla Haddad