Media Blogs

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• Friday Videos Love Being Not Sluggish — Vintage commercials are the best time machines. In this Friday video I dig up an 18 to 20 year old, VHS-y commercial and
• Musk’s last grift — I take a hard look at Elon Musk’s latest ventures and the long arc from tech visionary to serial hype machine. This is a
• The social media ban that wasn’t — There’s been a lot of noise about banning social media, but far less substance. I walk through what was proposed, what a
• False Alarm — Not every crisis headline survives contact with reality. I dig into a recent scare that turned out to be overblown, usin
• Two kinds of serial killer — A grim but oddly analytical look at how we talk about serial killers. I explore the different archetypes, media narrativ
• I Love the Smell of Desperation in the Morning — You can practically smell it: flailing PR moves, bad apologies, and people scrambling to save face. I take a wry look at
• Just F'n Kooky — Sometimes the only response to the news cycle is: what the hell was that? I’m rounding up the most bizarre takes, conspi
• Don't Make Me Turn This Car Around! — This is a rant about collective misbehaviour—politicians, media, or just the internet acting like unruly kids in the bac
• People Who Died — A darker entry: looking at loss, consequences, and the real human cost behind headlines. Not just names on a list, but s
• Somewhere Between Mischief and Extortion — Where’s the line between cheeky opportunism and outright exploitation? I’m exploring that grey area through recent event
• Media Diary (November 2025) — Another monthly media roundup: the shows, articles, and albums that kept me company lately. I’m tracking what’s stuck wi
• Media Diary (December 2025) — Closing out the year with one last media check-in. The films, essays, and songs that defined December and maybe the whol
• ‘Batman’ #6 | Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez Redefine Gotham Chaos — Since its relaunch back in September, the highly anticipated Batman run by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez has been larg
• Dracula — A political reading of “Dracula,” drawing parallels between vampirism, empire, and exploitation, and showing how old lit
• Chomsky & Me — Personal essay on Noam Chomsky’s influence on the author’s political thinking, tracing how his work shaped views on empi
• The Swindle — Dissects what passes for a “conservative approach” to foreign policy, arguing it’s neither cautious nor restrained but o
• Bigscreen Codecs for VR cinema — Deep dive into video codecs for large displays, comparing quality, compression, and real-world performance. Technical ye
• Joe List — A short, sharp post listing “Joe” references in politics and culture, used as a jumping‑off point for broader critiques
• Patience — An essay‑style reflection on cultivating patience amid political turmoil and personal frustration, weaving together curr