THE UNRAVELLING OF DC’S RESIDENT TRICKSTER Following the recent military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran, it seems a nigh on impossible mission for American Presidents to resist the bloodlust that drips from the walls of the Oval Office. Echoes of past wars and whispers of yet future conflicts seem to drown out the […]
YouTube’s Ambulance Chasers With social media algorithms seemingly rewarding negative content, there has been a growing phenomenon in which content creators on the inter-webs monetise misery. Creating content off the dread and suffering of others. However, software programming isn’t entirely to blame. Many internauters willingly choose to spend their time browsing through disturbing and bizarre […]
Communism In The Comment Section Over the past few years there has been a rise of “anti-capitalist” sentiment across the internet. Many an internauter decrying the rise of the billionaire class over the proletariat. Seemingly attributing every conceivable evil on the planet to certain others. Never themselves. Additionally, the many missteps of various corporations has […]
The Rise Of Boycott Movements Having realised strength in numbers, there has been a rise of boycott movements over the past few years amongst consumers. These originate amongst those with loosely shared beliefs and ideology and are often driven by a quest for vengeance. A willingness to punish those who have purportedly wronged the masses […]
The Tragic Tale Of Ubisoft Contrary to reported statements recently made by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot to investors and industry insiders, the video game publisher has never been at war with its fans. It was always at war with itself. In a video presentation at Paris Game Week the beleaguered CEO describes the tension around […]
Humanising The Inhuman In recent years there has been a great marketing push to put Artificial Intelligence(AI) models in the hands of every consumer on the planet. It is now common place to have any and all products sprinkled with the fairytale dust of AI buzzwords. Everything from new fridges, to renewable energy systems to […]
The Strange Case Of Get-Trump Mania On The Internet In recent months there has been an ever growing cacophony of groans and grunts on the inter-webs pertaining to President Trump. Any and everything is attributable to the American President and his purported machiavellian whims. A tree doesn’t fall in the Amazon without the evil huff […]
Gotham’s Forever Winter As Christmas bells chime, a gentle breeze billows across gothic structures jutting into the night sky. The infamous Knight perched atop a gargoyle. A silent protector. In this City, reality isn’t idealised. It’s bottled up then imbued with a heavy essence of eccentricity. Yet, it still accurately captures the best and worst […]
THE SELF-DESECRATION OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY Much to the chagrin of his detractors, one of President Trump’s signature hallmarks during his first term was that he started no new wars. He was an American President whose only battlefield was ideological. Trapped in a war against plumes of propaganda that billowed through his presidency tainting everything […]
The Curious Self-Sabotage At Ubisoft While the past few years have not been kind to Ubisoft’s share price, this titan of industry has long been a bastion of great video game making. Sadly, in spite of having several high profile games published over the last four years, it does seem that the sun is finally […]