Category Archives: Journalism

Aquila Magazine for kids, March 2015. Who was Marie Antoinette? Marie Antoinette was executed in the French Revolution. But was the last Queen of France really as out of touch as people thought? And did she really say that people who couldn’t afford bread should just eat cake instead? Marie Antoinette was born in 1755Continue reading “Who was Marie Antoinette?”

Whitehot Magazine, 2011. Original article. Michelangelo Pistoletto: The Mirror of Judgment The Serpentine Gallery, London.  Michelangelo Pistoletto has got us all working for him. The artwork displayed at the Serpentine is only part of the equation; the rest is up to us visitors, moving slowly through the maze of swirling cardboard. The corrugated paper windsContinue reading “Michelangelo Pistoletto: The Mirror of Judgment”

This Is Tomorrow, 2012. Original article.  Bouvard and Pécuchet’s Compendious Quest for Beauty David Roberts Art Foundation, London It is a good thing the word “compendium” features so prominently even before you enter the gallery, as it makes a helpful prelude of what is to come. “Where is the rule?” is what Bouvard and Pécuchet usedContinue reading “Bouvard and Pécuchet’s Compendious Quest for Beauty”

This Recording, February 2015. Original article. The little daylight I got on the plane – you always get on the plane in the end. I went to Norway thinking I could always go back to the city early if it got to be too much: the cold, the dark, the silence. I do that now,Continue reading “The little daylight”

Source Magazine, spring 2015. Original article. The weird, the wonderful, the Hackney WickED The Hackney WickED festival is a three-day explosion of the creativity of London’s most brilliant arts hub. But the community that’s the beating heart of Hackney Wick keeps the spirit alive all year round. Hackney Wick doesn’t feel like the rest of London –Continue reading “The weird, the wonderful and the WickED”

Whitehot Magazine, 2012. Original article. Buckminster Fuller: The Utopian Impulse San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 31 March – 29 July 2012 ‘Radical idealism’ is what Buckminster Fuller called it. It was the 1960s, a time when everything people had taken for granted was up in the air and the future was a place with minimalist design,Continue reading “Buckminster Fuller”

Escapism Magazine, February 2015. Original article (p64-68). Coffee houses of Melbourne, the caffeine addict’s paradise To tell you the honest truth: you don’t need any help to get good coffee in Melbourne. Australia’s second city is a haven for caffeine addicts, as you’d be pretty unlucky to get a bad cup. As mayor Robert DoyleContinue reading “Coffee houses of Melbourne”

Aquila kids’ magazine, January 2015. The Singularity What will robots look like in the future? We probably won’t see robots that look like people walking down the street any time soon, as much fun as that may sound. Robots will probably continue to look quite mechanical, but there’s good chance they will play an increasinglyContinue reading “Robots in the future and artificial intelligence”

This Recording, December 2014. Archived link / Original article link. In which we live outside of memory Body talkI never remember Decembers once they are gone. I walk through the days knowing I’ll forget them, that all the detail will fade, except for the feeling of stretching towards the light as it’s disappearing fast. ThisContinue reading “Body Talk”

Source Magazine, autumn 2014.  Original article.  Fast Forward London: The Shoreditch tech startup hub Don’t call it Silicon Roundabout – Britain’s technology startup scene has long since outgrown the Old Street roundabout, where it all started. Tech City is an East London phenomenon, and the best thing is this: under the hype is the real deal. “We’veContinue reading “Fast Forward London: The Shoreditch tech startup hub”