Society
Culture, media, politics, technology and society.
17 Jul 2025
Scrolling is the new smoking
Tech giants have copied Big Tobaccoโs playbook - and it works.
1 Jul 2025
Nepotism, networks and human connection
On finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES
1 May 2025
Confessions of a serial mover
Always moving, never arriving
2 Apr 2025
What's worth more than money?
Creative value under extractive capitalism + an urgent plea to reclaim sovereignty over your attention
23 Aug 2024
Put your bloody phone down
You're an adult, and you control your time and attention. Put down the damn phone.
14 Dec 2023
When progress goes too far: becoming a top woman manager
Discover insights from a thought-provoking book on women in management, challenging gender biases and exploring strategies for success.
7 Dec 2023
The problem with professionalism: rejecting sameness at work
Professionalism is just an acceptable way to discriminate against people in the workplace. It's time we talked about class.
24 Oct 2023
You deserve this. Bye.
What to do when other people are negative or jealous about your achievements.
15 Sep 2023
People eat takeaways because they're tired, not because they're lazy.
How late-stage capitalism and modern family structures keeps Dominos in business
25 Aug 2023
We're different now. COVID's changed how we feel - and it might last a while.
18 Aug 2023
Don't let men give you productivity advice
11 Aug 2023
The art of perspective
An evolution of perspective, as told in four paintings
4 Aug 2023
The creator economy, cannibalism, and speed painting
Plus: books about weird chicks doing weird stuff.
21 Jul 2023
You can't read the label from inside the jar
13 Jul 2023
The rich got richer, and social media somehow got worse
This week: Rich dudes still indiscriminately fucking us over from every direction. SURPRISE!
7 Jul 2023
The human hands behind AIโs โmagic'
AI content is a less nuanced version of our existing bullshit, which is why the 'future' looks a lot like the present.
30 Jun 2023
You're a person, not a brand
Hey, Sniffing Lady... DON'T GET ON THE PLANE.
27 Jun 2023
Yelling into the void
Social media is an empty consumerist hellscape. Meanwhile, our connection muscles atrophy.
23 Jun 2023
Smug old racist pricks with control issues who seriously need to read more
...Too much?
9 Jun 2023
Bad books, organised books, books-in-progress
I point proudly at my bookcase like a child showing off their things on a playdate and tell you about a couple I creepily observed at a restaurant last year.