John Foster / 22 Jul 2022
Virtual Colonialism
Geographies of Digital Exclusion, by Mark Graham and Martin Dittus
In all but the most prosaic discussions of cartography today, it’s obligatory to mention “On Exactitude in Science.”(...)
Technology
Charlie Bertsch / 10 Nov 2021
Pandemic Expressionism
Sonic Hauntology: Subterranean Internationale, by Raz Mesinai
Sonic Hauntology, Raz Mesinai's new album of field recordings for The Battleground, pushes that peculiar genre in exciting new directions. (...)
John Foster / 28 May 2021
Rage Against the Machines
Breaking Things at Work, by Gavin Mueller
Technology is so thoroughly imbricated in our lives that questioning it has become taboo. Particularly on the left, where it's synonymous with the emancipation of labour.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 21 Apr 2021
When Machines Sing
AAI, by Mouse on Mars
AAI, the new album by storied German electronic group Mouse on Mars, is the rare concept album in which form and content are equals.(...)
Tanya Lokot / 07 Apr 2021
Technology Against Human Rights
Cellebrite’s Surveillance Software
Cellebrite, an Israeli digital intelligence company known for making software tools used to extract data from smartphones, has announced it will halt sales to Russian and Belarus state security services.(...)
Josh White / 06 May 2019
Getting China Wrong
The Yellow Peril is Back
The UK has just faced a scandal over its relations with China because of its use of Huawei technology in its 5G network.(...)