Imagining an alternative future
Hybrid Zine tackles life's big questions in 15 articles. Covering F1, fortune cookies, AI, education, dreamscapes, and more
Dear Readers,
Welcome to Issue 3 of Hybrid Zine.
A collaborative publication by BA Media, Journalism and Publishing students, Class of 2025.
This edition delves into an abstract interpretation of alternative futures. Exploring divination in digital forms from AI tarot cards to astrological online dating. Discover the answers to life’s big questions.
Check out our top features from the latest edition below.
The Digitalisation of Fortune Cookies
The fortune cookie’s journey reflects how we commercialise and digitise culture, raising the question: does automation take the magic out of culture?
Formula 1 has always pushed the limits of speed and performance. Now, simulation technology, AI and VR are driving the sport into uncharted territory
Could a male curfew solve rising violence against women cases in the UK?
Finding a solution to a threat now deemed on the same scale as terrorism
AI in education: Introducing the new teaching assistant
The introduction of AI into educational institutions is becoming more common around the UK
In South Africa, families navigating Autism often turn to both Western medicine and traditional healing to support individuals on the spectrum.
Black Girl Magic: the importance of afro-futurism pioneering diversity on the big screen
Afro-futurism dominates our screens at the moment, with ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ set to debut in 2027 we are seeing an encroaching future of Black excellence—or are we?
How to answer life’s big questions? Spider divination
For decades the Mambila in Cameroon have used spider divination and its long rich history for resolving everyday concerns and even as evidence in the country's courts.
With 1 in 3 young adults experiencing symptoms of mental disorders, the question over whether this form of therapy is causing further damage rises among experts.
Throw the wedding bouquet away: get rid of traditional wedding superstitions
How you should break traditions to create your future
The Mandela Effect exposes the cracks in our memory - and our media
What is The Mandela Effect and how, with the help of AI, can existing media be changed and tampered with in a way that skewers the truth?
The Pharaoh’s Prophecy and the future’s many paths…
The future was never set in stone for the Ancient Egyptians, it was a shift in landscape guided by divination. How can we draw parallels to the modern world today?
Could an angel card reading help you navigate that major life milestone?
Queenie Campbell turns to divination to help her friends find hope, connection and purpose as they transition from student status to the start of the rest of their lives
Traditional Tarot versus AI predictions
Today’s fortune tellers have changed the game from traditional tarot to AI predictions and here’s why
Dreaming in the age of AI: How technology is shaping the future of our nighttime adventures
For centuries we have looked for meaning in our dreams- now, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social media, are we decoding our dreams in a whole new way?
Pluto’s transit from Capricorn to Aquarius in the age of Gen Z
A slow cosmic shift that meets a skeptical generation