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The Case for Vegan-ish-ism
Vegetarians catch a lot of flak. Vegans catch more. But, in my personal experience, there is no one more reviled than the flexitarians. In my third year of university, I was vegetarian. Whilst on the Appalachian Trail, I ate whatever… Continue reading
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1,000 Miles of Trail Magic: An Appalachian Tale
As beautifully defined by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, trail magic describes “acts of generosity in [the] wild and primitive setting of the Appalachian Trail [which are] often received with a heightened sense of wonder and gratitude by hikers.” Trail angels… Continue reading
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Only a Fool or a Child
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was a film I admired greatly and enjoyed a lot. I saw it a few times in the cinemas, and thought the cinematography, technicality and direction were excellent. That said, I rarely have thought about it since.… Continue reading
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Introducing… An Appalachian Tale
I have long intended to write about my experiences on the Appalachian Trail. But every time I do, I am stumped. Where to begin? Can five months’ experience, undoubtedly the most revelatory and intense of my life, be reduced into… Continue reading
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Where Cows Once Wandered
Up and over, a swinging right, a meandering left, then a squiggly weave. Like a ribbon caught in the wind, repeat that thirty-four times and you have a good idea of what it feels like to drive down 300 yards… Continue reading
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Altman vs. Musk: Who is Lex Luthor?
Earlier this week, the world’s richest and most powerful unelected man, Elon Musk, tabled a $97.4 billion bid to take over the non-profit assets of OpenAI, the world’s most powerful AI organisation. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and a very… Continue reading
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There Ain’t No Coffee Like A Crappy Coffee
A badge that workaholics wear upon their sleeves, like a proud scout toting a navigation award. A method for feigning a false individuality – insert a fifteen-syllable order, invariably featuring the words “iced”, “syrup”, “oat milk”) – and sophistication of… Continue reading
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When Optics Skew Responsibility: From Munich 1972, to LA 2025
On the 5th of September, 1972, at the Munich Olympics, eight members of the Palestinian militant group Black September executed a brutal terrorist attack. September 5th, a historical-drama-thriller currently in cinemas, chronicles the massacre from the perspective of the ABC… Continue reading
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Atomic Habits: A Tier List
Choose life. Choose daily ice baths. Choose lion’s mane, creatine, vitamin D and magnesium supplements. Choose meditation and breathwork. Choose learning a new language by being pestered by a fucking owl. Choose vegan, keto, gluten-free, carnivore, fruitarian. Choose pissing it… Continue reading
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AI Safety, Corporate Governance, and Legitimation
“The road to AGI should be a giant power struggle.” Sam Altman (2024), CEO and Board Member of OpenAI … In September 2023 I returned to Durham University and enrolled in the Business School’s Management (MSc) programme. The year following… Continue reading
The Eye of an Archer 