PinnedMember-onlyLo-Fi Beats in a Hi-Fi WorldAn internet-based genre of chill music helps people to destress and focus I’m quoted in The Washington Post! It’s 9pm. I sit at my desk to work on an article. My laptop is dimly lit by a tungsten lamp. Beside it, a cup of green tea. This is my happy…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Published inModus·PinnedMember-onlyThe Article About Paper Sizes You Didn’t Know You NeededThis is the story of a global tug of war between ‘A4’ and ‘letter’ — You can crumple it, fold it, print on it, and write on it. In short, a piece of paper can do it all. But not everyone agrees about what size it should be. When I moved to the U.S. for college, I found out that they did not use A4-sized…International Relations7 min readInternational Relations7 min read
Feb 8, 2020Member-onlySouth Korea’s Best Picture HopeNo foreign-language film has ever taken top honors at the Academy Awards. But thanks to Donald Trump, Netflix, and a director named Bong Joon Ho, South Korea’s “Parasite” stands a fighting chance. Imagine this. A stocky Asian man, with wire-framed glasses walks up on stage. The black mop of hair…Oscars8 min readOscars8 min read
Oct 26, 2019Office Ladies is the Future of Franchise PodcastingThe success of a show about a beloved TV series hints at a lucrative new direction for the podcast industry. Last Wednesday the first episode of Office Ladies was unleashed onto the internet. The hour-long podcast features The Office stars, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, reliving the making of their…Podcast4 min readPodcast4 min read
Oct 18, 2019A Consumption CultureMillennials face a uniquely modern problem — the terrors of endless opportunity. I always end the week by watching Netflix. As far as I’m concerned the streaming platform is nothing less than a magic elixir for stressful 21st-century life. On Friday night, all I want to do is collapse on…Netflix5 min readNetflix5 min read
Oct 11, 2019Joe Rogan Has an Isolation TankThe podcaster/comedian/UFC commentator has risen up the podcast charts with an eclectic collection of guests. Podcast extraordinaire Joe Rogan can’t stop talking about his isolation tank. His show — the Joe Rogan Experience — attracts millions of listeners each episode. And why wouldn’t it? Politicians, business leaders, and big-name celebrities…Culture7 min readCulture7 min read
Aug 28, 2019The Emotional Rollercoaster of Televised SportOne of the biggest global entertainment industries is televised sport. Everyone watches sport. Kids in Peru watch sport. Grandmothers in Iceland watch sport (I assume). What’s more, most people watch multiple types of sport. There is the camaraderie of team competition (football, basketball), and the heroics of individual athletics (swimming…Tennis5 min readTennis5 min read
