Frankenstein: A Cautionary Tale for the Age of AI… (but not in the way you might think)People often compare AI to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, particularly the apocryphal ASI (Artificial Super-Intelligence) which, experts…Oct 19A response icon1Oct 19A response icon1
Vampiric EnnuiOur interest in vampires, which peaked in the noughties Twilight era, appears to have waned in recent years (Robert Eggers’ critically…Oct 19Oct 19
Ian McEwan’s ‘What We Can Know’Our time is obsessed with history — not just the past, as thinkers like Simon Reynolds (Retromania) and Mark Fisher (Ghosts of my Life)…Sep 28Sep 28
Life, an ExperimentIn 1845, a few miles from Concord Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau built a small cabin in the woods where he would live…Sep 28Sep 28
No, Life isn’t ‘Yours’‘I don’t care what you say anymore, this is my life’Aug 30A response icon1Aug 30A response icon1
The Intellectual Man-ChildOne of my daughter’s favourite activities is to put something in a box, close it, then open it and take it out. She can happily spend half…Aug 15Aug 15
Neo-NomadismIn 2007, for the first time in history, the majority of the world were living in cities. This was announced by the United Nations as a…Aug 9Aug 9
‘An Old Black Ram is Tupping Your White Ewe’: Othello (Act 1)What is there left to say about any of Shakespeare’s plays that hasn’t already been said? Even this sort of exculpatory disclaimer has…Jun 21Jun 21
Butsukari Otoko: Dostoevsky & The ‘Bumping Man’ TrendButsukari Otoko [bumping man] is a phenomenon originating in Japan and since spread across the globe in which a man barges a woman (or a…May 25A response icon1May 25A response icon1
TV as Essential SocialisationMany parents these days (myself included) prohibit screen time for their infants in an science-backed countertrend to the kids casually…May 13May 13
