Zoid Spawn and the one-life rule
I went to church to watch Karen Zoid sing French under Super Mario graphics and left with an existential crisis. Not quite what I had on the evening’s bingo card, but was I disappointed? Absolutely not.
I was raped at seven. How careful should I have been?
Fear does not mean women hate men; it means many women have learnt, through experience or through watching what happens to other women, that getting the assessment wrong can cost us something we cannot get back.
We are more connected than ever, but are we really closer?
Digital communication has brought people within instant reach, but being available to one another is not the same as being close. What happens to human connection when a screen makes it easier to forget who is receiving our words?
Could five minutes of boredom change your day?
Most of us reach for distraction before we even notice the pause. A few minutes without entertainment could be more useful than another doom scroll.
Kaapstad, seemeeue, en menswees
Why Cape Town brands want trust, not influencer bullsh*t
Polished influencer content is losing some of its magic in Cape Town. Brands are paying closer attention to trust, audience quality, and whether people in the comments seem convinced.
I read Prey as a teenager. Now I flinch every time I hear “nanotech.”
A late-night read turned lingering tech paranoia about where AI and nanotech might really take us.