This is not a communist country; it is a dictatorship. At no point am I defending a dictatorship. As an anarchist I would never defend an unquestioned authority subjugating their people. The Supreme Leader of the DPRK has allowed for nothing but pageantry and poverty to engulf the entirety of its people. Where lies aboutContinue reading “Gender Equality in North Korea”
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Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #3: The Ember Knight Show
Shine on (you) crazy diamond, other than being a not so subtle reference to the magnificent music of Pink Floyd, is also the title for this series of articles hellbent on making you discover underrated artworks that have nothing but passion and a heaping amount of psychedelics in them. With that out of the way,Continue reading “Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #3: The Ember Knight Show”
Not All Flags Are Created Equal
Eddie Izzard has a short comedy sketch where he presents the history of the UK’s empire through a flag and a pistol. When imitating India and the UK, Izzard counters India’s protest at being colonized by saying: “No flag, no country, you can’t have one!” He begins the sketch by explaining that: “We built upContinue reading “Not All Flags Are Created Equal”
Free Will and Machinery: The US Justice System Has Nothing to Do with It
Choosing a Jury: Time for a Peer Review This article is going to present a thought experiment I’ve imagined and spent time thinking about based on the concept of free will in order to explore how machinery could put this concept into question. Black Mirror is an instance of such contemporary reflections, where previous ideasContinue reading “Free Will and Machinery: The US Justice System Has Nothing to Do with It”
Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #2: Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond, other than being a not so subtle reference to the magnificent music of Pink Floyd, is also the title for this series of articles hellbent on making you discover underrated artworks that have nothing but passion and a heaping amount of psychedelics in them. With that out of the way,Continue reading “Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #2: Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace”
It’s Not Your Fault You’re Self-Loathing
Content Warning: This article goes into war crimes, PTSD and abuse; if these subject matters would trigger some thoughts or feelings that you’d rather not deal with, please avoid this article and stay healthy. What do we feel when we feel hatred? Not just the ol’ “I’m throwing a tissue on the floor cause I’mContinue reading “It’s Not Your Fault You’re Self-Loathing”
‘Freud’ Review
Just to make things clear, I’m writing a review of the Dutch play Freud, not the actual person. I think we can bicker all we want about whether if Freud was an asshole, or not as much of an asshole as you actually think, but one thing we can all agree on is that, especiallyContinue reading “‘Freud’ Review”
Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #1 : Xavier, Renegade Angel
Shine on (you) crazy diamond, other than being a not so subtle reference to the magnificent music of Pink Floyd, is also the title for this series of articles hellbent on making you discover underrated artworks that have nothing but passion and a heaping amount of psychedelics in them. With that out of the way,Continue reading “Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #1 : Xavier, Renegade Angel”
Eating Healthy, Exercising and Shoplifting
Recently a fellow writer and anarchist coworker wrote a piece that quite tactfully introduced the ideology of anarchists. Ever since then we’ve had discussions about the praxis of anarchy. For those who have begun to feel pushed towards anarchy like someone in the midst of a metal mosh pit but have yet to read theContinue reading “Eating Healthy, Exercising and Shoplifting”
The First Drop
“Just don’t drink it like alcohol.” “You mean too fast?” “Ye.”
