In California, October 16th will now be forever remembered as Steve Jobs day. It will be a day on which the residents of Silicon Valley take time out from their busy schedules, lift their craned necks from their screens of code and pause in remembrance of perhaps the greatest pioneer to ever influence the way [...]
Category Archives: Journalism
Why piracy is a good thing
January 29, 2012 – 6:30 pm
I wrote this for the debate section of my university’s newspaper on the topic of music piracy: whether it’s a useful or a harmful thing. I’ve argued that it is a positive thing, and you can read my piece in full below. * * * Living in what is often called ‘the information age’, piracy [...]
What’s wrong with Gaga’s “Monsters”
January 23, 2012 – 6:30 pm
No one could argue with the message ‘rejoice and love yourself today/’Cause … you were born this way’[1]: such thinking is refreshing when contrasted with the glut of trite songs about heartbreak commonly found on the radio – that is, if one accepts that this song isn’t a platitude in itself. Personally, I do not [...]
“Rejection and Redemption”
January 22, 2012 – 10:39 pm
An article I wrote about my experiences at Oxford when I had my interview there in December 2010. Having mused on this topic for a long time, I am thinking of writing a longer piece — perhaps a story — on the topic: it is a very poignant memory still, and something that drives me [...]