I write reported features, news pieces, cultural criticism, essays, profiles and more.
(Between 2017 and 2019, I was finishing my undergraduate degree + undertook two internships, one at the New Statesman, and the second at WIRED UK.)
2023
Jake Elwes for British Journal of Photography
Pilvi Takala (review) for Apollo
Mindy Seu for Document Journal
NGOs lament human cost of Italy’s push to curb refugee arrivals for Al Jazeera
Database States for The Baffler
2022
The Dangerous Digital Creep of Britain's ‘Hostile Environment’ for WIRED
Counting the Dead in Ukraine, for New Lines Magazine
Home Office bureaucracy is a deliberate tool to make migrants’ lives harder, for Prospect
Journey through space and time with the Sun Ra Arkestra, for the Economist
2021
(I was pursuing my postgraduate degree at this time, which you can read more about here)
Body Language (on biometrics + our legibility to surveillance technology) for The Baffler
Digital Discrimination for The Reboot
2020
The transmogrification of Pepe the Frog The Economist
- I also went on the Economist’s daily podcast, the Intelligence, to talk about this piece.
The gruff voice of a generation (on Bob Dylan’s radio show)The Economist
Faith Open City Documentary Festival
Cao Fei’s Science Fiction Fever Dreams for Hyperallergic
Domestic Movies for Artsy
The Artists Using Technology to Harness the Forces of Nature, for Elephant Art
Facial recognition Observations section for New Statesman (in print)
How the @subwayhands project tenderly documented pre-pandemic life for i-D
Borders Everywhere Real Life Mag
Distancing #19: Blue Believer Mag
Scotland is aiming to eliminate coronavirus. Why isn’t England? WIRED UK
Lotic for gal-dem
How coronavirus could undermine the British justice system Tribune
Lockdown has put museums and galleries on the brink of collapse WIRED UK
“The world isn’t a logical proposition”: Why Silicon Valley’s fiercest critic wants to abolish it Prospect
How to start a gig worker rebellion OneZero
Could coronavirus reshape British manufacturing? Al Jazeera
Gig economy workers have a new weapon in the fight against Uber WIRED UK
Masks are not enough The Outline
Facial recognition cameras are turning privacy into an elite commodity New Statesman
Climate change has introduced a new word to the lexicon New Statesman
The Noise of Time New Statesman (in print)
A review of Legacy Russell’s Glitch Feminism for Hyperallergic
2019
Creature Of Desire: FKA twigs Interviewed Clash Magazine (cover story)
How the Royal Albert Hall was redesigned to fix its dreaded echo (an exclusive reported piece about the RAH’s renovation) WIRED UK
Did Nam June Paik Predict YouTube? Garage
In Finland, prisoners are being taught crucial AI skills WIRED UK (in print)
Ruha Benjamin: ‘We definitely can’t wait for Silicon Valley to become more diverse’ The Observer (in print)
Here’s the secret to Extinction Rebellion’s explosive growth WIRED UK
Emissions possible: Streaming music swells carbon footprints Al Jazeera
Amal Clooney’s new app fights back against unfair trials WIRED UK (in print)
Tech workers are organising – and asking what technology is actually for New Statesman
The Justin Trudeau blackface scandal shows Canada must confront its race problem New Statesman
Extinction Rebellion’s Heathrow drone protest is tearing it in two WIRED UK (scoop)
Brexit has kick-started a golden age of crowdfunded legal battles WIRED UK
Is your phone or laptop destined to become a ‘technofossil’? Al Jazeera
Why the internet needs cyberfeminists more than ever New Statesman
YouTube’s Drive to Clean Up its Platform is Erasing Vital Evidence of Potential War Crimes FFWD, Medium
The junk science of emotion recognition technology The Outline
2023
Jake Elwes for British Journal of Photography
Pilvi Takala (review) for Apollo
Mindy Seu for Document Journal
NGOs lament human cost of Italy’s push to curb refugee arrivals for Al Jazeera
Database States for The Baffler
2022
The Dangerous Digital Creep of Britain's ‘Hostile Environment’ for WIRED
Counting the Dead in Ukraine, for New Lines Magazine
Home Office bureaucracy is a deliberate tool to make migrants’ lives harder, for Prospect
Journey through space and time with the Sun Ra Arkestra, for the Economist
2021
(I was pursuing my postgraduate degree at this time, which you can read more about here)
Body Language (on biometrics + our legibility to surveillance technology) for The Baffler
Digital Discrimination for The Reboot
2020
The transmogrification of Pepe the Frog The Economist
- I also went on the Economist’s daily podcast, the Intelligence, to talk about this piece.
The gruff voice of a generation (on Bob Dylan’s radio show)The Economist
Faith Open City Documentary Festival
Cao Fei’s Science Fiction Fever Dreams for Hyperallergic
Domestic Movies for Artsy
The Artists Using Technology to Harness the Forces of Nature, for Elephant Art
Facial recognition Observations section for New Statesman (in print)
How the @subwayhands project tenderly documented pre-pandemic life for i-D
Borders Everywhere Real Life Mag
Distancing #19: Blue Believer Mag
Scotland is aiming to eliminate coronavirus. Why isn’t England? WIRED UK
Lotic for gal-dem
How coronavirus could undermine the British justice system Tribune
Lockdown has put museums and galleries on the brink of collapse WIRED UK
“The world isn’t a logical proposition”: Why Silicon Valley’s fiercest critic wants to abolish it Prospect
How to start a gig worker rebellion OneZero
Could coronavirus reshape British manufacturing? Al Jazeera
Gig economy workers have a new weapon in the fight against Uber WIRED UK
Masks are not enough The Outline
Facial recognition cameras are turning privacy into an elite commodity New Statesman
Climate change has introduced a new word to the lexicon New Statesman
The Noise of Time New Statesman (in print)
A review of Legacy Russell’s Glitch Feminism for Hyperallergic
2019
Creature Of Desire: FKA twigs Interviewed Clash Magazine (cover story)
How the Royal Albert Hall was redesigned to fix its dreaded echo (an exclusive reported piece about the RAH’s renovation) WIRED UK
Did Nam June Paik Predict YouTube? Garage
In Finland, prisoners are being taught crucial AI skills WIRED UK (in print)
Ruha Benjamin: ‘We definitely can’t wait for Silicon Valley to become more diverse’ The Observer (in print)
Here’s the secret to Extinction Rebellion’s explosive growth WIRED UK
Emissions possible: Streaming music swells carbon footprints Al Jazeera
Amal Clooney’s new app fights back against unfair trials WIRED UK (in print)
Tech workers are organising – and asking what technology is actually for New Statesman
The Justin Trudeau blackface scandal shows Canada must confront its race problem New Statesman
Extinction Rebellion’s Heathrow drone protest is tearing it in two WIRED UK (scoop)
Brexit has kick-started a golden age of crowdfunded legal battles WIRED UK
Is your phone or laptop destined to become a ‘technofossil’? Al Jazeera
Why the internet needs cyberfeminists more than ever New Statesman
YouTube’s Drive to Clean Up its Platform is Erasing Vital Evidence of Potential War Crimes FFWD, Medium
The junk science of emotion recognition technology The Outline