Category: Article
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How to Develop a Healthy News Media Diet
I get annoyed when people on my social networks say “The news media doesn’t cover this story”. Here’s the rub; they either share a news story, or they never see the news that is published about the topic because of a filter bubble. Media watchers coined the term “fake news” to identify hoax stories and […]
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The Videogame that Dares to Tackle African Politics
This article originally appeared in the publication Kill Screen on June 2nd 2016. Because Kill Screen is no longer active, and the site is offline. I have saved the article as it was published. The original link was https://killscreen.com/articles/videogame-dares-tackle-african-politics/ Videogames have a problem with how they portray Africa — the continent often appears as nothing more than […]
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Pizzagate is a dangerous lie
Pizzagate is just a warmed over hate mob based on moral panic and conspiracy theories Continue reading on »
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The hits and misses of The Hateful Eight(Spoilers)
Quentin Tarantino’s latest film The Hateful Eight has a few ambitions. The film wants to be a 21st century Western film built from the… Continue reading on Medium »
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Whom do Arcade bars actually serve?
Arcade bars offer a gallery of vintage arcade game cabinets to play alongside eclectic craft beer selections. These bars tap into the… Continue reading on Medium »
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Syria and the American Filibuster
In September 2014, Donald Ray Morgan, a white American convert to Islam, was intercepted trying to join Islamic State forces in Syria and… Continue reading on Medium »
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Mr. Robot: USA Network’s technothriller for the 21st Century
The new USA Network drama Mr. Robot is a technological thriller inspired by the ad-hoc activist movement Occupy Wall Street and digital… Continue reading on Medium »
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Tauriq Moosa, video games and cultural critique
As a fellow South Asian cultural critic, I feel for the reaction against Tauriq Moosa’s video game articles Continue reading on Medium »
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E3 2015 Impressions
A few years back, I used to write condensed coverage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, an annual promotional event for the video game… Continue reading on Medium »