terror
How we talk about terror
Blaming yesterday’s London incident on Terrorism is like blaming school shootings on video games.
writing
Show fewer stories like this
In Facebook, in Instagram, in Medium, in news apps – all over the place, I find myself hammering this button.
Augur
Augur updates operating system to suit tech scaleup needs
Launching two new services: Augur Edits, a commissioning editor for clients and Augur Unbound: free pitching of great stories. Increases…
Gaming
Grown up gaming
I grew up in the countryside, making it difficult to see much of friends in person without pestering my parents for a lift.
Star Wars
The story opp that Rogue One missed
*WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD RE. ROGUE ONE*
So Far With
So Far, with… Apple AirPods
First, a little about how I use earphones.
writing
Politics vs poetics and fact vs truth
A post-fact era sounds like a pretty scary thing. It can be. And, if many people are living with a difficult truth and you’re a ruling…
Apple
iPad Pro improves my work/play
When I was little, I remember my Dad had all sorts of work-given gadgets that made me jealous. Nokia 6210, Palm Pilot – they all seemed so damn executive. When he wasn’t looking, I’d steal said gadgets and play with creating calendar events for meetings or *gasp* scheduled calls.
So Far With
So Far, with… iPad Pro + Pencil
Picked up 9.7" iPad Pro + Pencil a couple of weeks ago after owning almost every model and wanted to share some initial thoughts and…
Apple
Whatch’s it like?
In dozens of different little ways, it streamlines my life by eliminating my phone, and now most of my wallet too.
writing
We must take more pride in analysing how stories are made
There’s a common founder myth (read “cliche”) that goes something like this: > “From a young age, I found myself fascinated by how things worked. Once I took the TV apart to see how the little people got inside. Just like Steve Jobs, this is why I think the
marketing
Press releases are the selfies of the marketing world
The press release was a document born of necessity. Nascent public relations professionals realised the best way to get ahead of the story and speculation was to distribute a short statement of the facts. And it took off. Over time, the format has become a hyper real pastiche. Many PRs