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The Puzzle of Post-Growth
Last week I received two emails, which felt like obtaining the two pieces missing from a 2000 piece puzzle sitting before you. The first was an issue of the bliss of the spam, a casual newsletter from radical curator Dalia Maini, and the second a shared article by economist Niko…
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All Roads Lead to Lofi
With the real streets still out of bounds, I try to cyberflâneur my way out. Except, all roads lead to lofi beats.
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Slices of Life from LA
Our view of the US at present is obscured by the news, from our position in Europe. Here are dispatches from across the city of Los Angeles, reporting from life on the ground as the skies clear and the initial panic-dust settles. For now. Wyatt Troll. Age: 30-somethingDirector of Photography…
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COVID 19 Diary: Silence is Impossible
In this edition of the COVID-19 Diaries, I question the possibility of silence, design the sound of our resign, and pay attention to deliveries.
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New Zealand’s Most Controversial Foodie Doesn’t Want To Be ‘Mean’
Albert Cho is better known as Eat Lit Food, New Zealand’s premier food blogger – though, influencer is more accurate a term. It’s hard to estimate just how much of an influence Eat Lit Food has had on Auckland’s burgeoning restaurant scene since he started the Instagram account in 2017.…
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I Did A Poetry-Chain So You Don’t Have To
Welcome to The Revival of the Email Chain. How many have you received? My current count is five. Does that make me popular or not? From sharing recipes with strangers to feminist prose, there’s a full spectrum of inbox surprises to participate in. My suspicion is that this low-level engagement…
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COVID 19 Diary: Take it Easy Baby
In this edition of my COVID-19 Diaries I interrupt empathy-talk, question the romantic power of streamed TV, and learn about ‘Explainerism’.
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Interview with a Calvin Klein designer
Cameron Foden is Senior Denim Designer at Calvin Klein. We spoke on the developments of his job and noticable impacts on the fashion industry so far, under the circumstances of COVID-19. This interview was originally conducted for the Institute of Network Cultures and posted here. …we’re going to see a…
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Premonition 03: Pessimism & Slackers
In our emergence from life during COVID-19 we will see new found respect for Pessimist thought and slackerdom.
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COVID-19 Diary: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
This is a repost from my Covid-19 Diaries at the Institute of Network Cultures. 20th March 2020: Empathy! Solidarity! Togetherness! We are shouting from our balconies in between the intervals of clapping. Buzzwords of the brink. But do we really care beyond the growing walls of our personal void? Have…
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Premonition 02: Offline as Holiday
With former travel removed or feared, ‘to go offline’ will become a holiday.View post to subscribe to site newsletter.
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Premonition 01: Neo-Gangs
New gangs will appear out of the rubble. Not based on who you know or what you look like, but what you can do. How useful are you? Do you know how to turn a bag of flour and some yeast into tasty bread? Can you sew? Establish and nurture…
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Surviving Napoli: Part Two
This week I caught up with Dalia Maini again for the Institute of Network Cultures. We spoke on the free money going around Berlin, and how it feels to pay rent for a room you’re not in. Check it out here. ‘At a certain point, something in the conversation is…
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Triple Shot: On Absurdity
I’ve been working in the creative industries for too long, where everything and anything weird is out. Strangeness has vacated the scene. Not proven by ‘data’? Not allowed. Not a popular aesthetic? Not happening. So in my spare time, the absurd becomes antidote. This comes in many shapes and forms,…
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Alternative Schedules with ivaquexuta
ivaquexuta undertakes a different rhythm of the day. They work through the night and sleep from 6am – 3pm. It’s a timing that feels best for them, rather than an externally imposed night-shift. This is the period of productivity that flows naturally. We spoke about these rhythms of life over…
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Befriending the Virus
I interviewed Dalia Maini for the Institute of Network Cultures. We spoke on her firing from an art foundation in Berlin last week, and how she is now Surviving Napoli: Befriending the Virus Check it out here. I’m fucking rageful right now. – Dalia Maini in Surviving Napoli https://networkcultures.org/
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Planning On No Plans
De-planning. An irony of contemporary life. Scheduling in spontaneity. Fake busy is the malady and strategy of our lives.
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