The Treachery of Images
Issue 51 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Art; TikTok’s algorithm; Jennifer’s Body; Ten Rules; a love letter to Costco; Wikipedia’s list of common misconceptions; & more…
Read more "The Treachery of Images"
Issue 51 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Art; TikTok’s algorithm; Jennifer’s Body; Ten Rules; a love letter to Costco; Wikipedia’s list of common misconceptions; & more…
Read more "The Treachery of Images"
Issue 50 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Ah the circle of life: poopy, disco-eyed, and frequently awful.
Read more "It’s like Saturday Night Fever, only with more blindness and less chest hair…"
Issue 49 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. More thoughts on fun; the enduring allure of Choose your own Adventure books; why every person should have the right NOT to be pregnant & more.
Read more "All too often I spoil my own fun…"
Issue 48 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. How the super-rich plan to escape the apocalypse of their own making; Art but make it sports; Thoughts on Bambi and death; London’s most hetero neighbourhoods; & more.
Read more "Super-rich dude problems"
Issue 47 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Conspiracy theories; the allure of the Cabbage Patch; psychedelic space marbles; and more…
Read more "Turn me on, dead man"
Issue 46 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Indestructible Beetles; the Disastrous Record of Celeb Crypto Endorsements; AI Generated Food Photography; & the Women who Built Grunge.
Read more "Little Grey Impossibilities"
Issue 45 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Thoughts about feelings and vibes; not selling out; AI; lying; & how the James Webb telescope images are data visualisations – not photos.
Read more "Learning is Lossy"
Issue 44 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. UK politics; quirky street names; Reddit’s compound pejoratives; mortal soul delay; and more…
Read more "The Shetland Pony of the Apocalypse"
“Think more strategically”, they said. But how on earth do you do that? (Issue 43 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter)
Read more "The Last da Vinci"
Issue 42 of the Manufacturing Serendipity newsletter. Thoughts on the enduring popularity of a flawed fairy tale, Willie Cole’s upcycled musical instrument sculptures, and research that demonstrates that awards named after men are more likely to go to men (ugh).
Read more "If there is a monster in Goldilocks, it’s Goldilocks herself"