There’s something enduringly iconic about the soft-focus, white bordered polaroid photograph. But why are we so excited by instant photography?

It’s nearly over! With only a few days left until the New Year, I thought I’d share my favourite books that I read in 2020. One of the only positives…

Murder mystery, but on a spaceship! With over 50 million app downloads in November 2020, what is it about Among Us that makes it the perfect game for a pandemic?

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson – author of The Psychopath Test – feels like it should be required reading for anyone who uses social media. Humorous and unsettling, this book digs into the 21st century trend of online shaming.

Are we rediscovering poetry in its intended form – as an audible and/or visual experience – through social media?

Big Tech is watching you: social media has created a digital dystopia. At least, that’s the succinct version of Netflix’s latest documentary, The Social Dilemma. Go watch it now.

Paying off a mortgage, holding together a community, earning a living: the main objectives of Animal Crossing sound pretty… mundane when you think about it. So, what’s the appeal? Why are we still so obsessed with the cottagecore vibes and everyday financial tasks of Animal Crossing?

Does this impulse to constantly share our travels and lives online make us a generation of vain narcissists, more interested in our phones than reality? Or is this just the 21st century, digital version of a human behaviour that’s actually pretty old?

Over the past few decades, digital technologies have given birth to a whole new range of creative forms: social media posts, YouTube videos, podcasts and, of course, the humble blog. How has this changed journalism?

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