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Joseph Laybourn

THE ALMIGHTY ALGORITHM

Swipe.   Next reel.  Swipe.   Next Tik Tok.  Again. Again. Again. Again. It never ends. The algorithm feeds you more. It gives you what you want. It gives you what you don’t want but can’t help but watch. It chooses, out of a million billion videos, what you watch next. And

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Joseph Laybourn

History 4 Dummies

Hannibal Fucks up the Romans The year is 218 BC, into our story walks Hannibal Lecter. He’s a one-eyed Carthaginian General (from modern day Tunisa, north Africa) who’s got his mind set on invading Rome. The issue is, Hannibal has no navy, (long story, they previously got fucked by Rome,

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Joseph Laybourn

History for Dummies: Aguirre

The year is 1560. We’re in Lima, Peru. Lope de Aguirre is on an expedition down the Amazon in search of El Dorado, the City of Gold, led by a man named Ursua. These two and some 400 ex-cons head down river through the Amazon.   Crime 1: Only two months

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Joseph Laybourn

The fires of war in Sudan

The fires of war in Sudan continue to rage, with the frontline shifting from the capital, moving west into the oil-rich region of Kordofan. The Rapid Support forces (RSF) have been making advances into the region for the past few months, with the Sudan Armed forces (SAF) now redoubling their

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Joseph Laybourn

History 4 Dummies

What’s the deal with WW1? Alright so there’s this loser called Gavrilo Princip. He’s got nothing going for him, He’s poor, he’s scrawny, an outcast, and friendless, He’s an Incel. He’s been muddled up with a Serbian secret society “The Black Hand.” (such a fucking over the top name “ooooh

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Joseph Laybourn

Up and Coming: Proving Size Doesn’t Matter

The music world is constantly evolving, with a new wave of up-and-coming artists redefining genres and pushing creative boundaries. Finding the newest singer-songwriter or rock band is a daunting task, new music is constantly being dropped. Whether you’re searching for fresh sounds in pop, R&B, alt, or rock, these emerging

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Joseph Laybourn

Coast Arcade

Last week I interviewed Bella, the frontwoman and vocals, and Leo, the bass player of Coast Arcade – a 4-piece indie rock band from Auckland – who in my uneducated, groupie opinion, are the most promising new band of the 21st century. Here’s our discussion. Talk to me about Acetone,

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Joseph Laybourn

Love in the Future

My girlfriend blinks to awake as I roll over, the gloomy smog peering in through the slit in the curtains. “Good morning, how did you sleep?” Alexa asks, I mumble a response and shuffle out to the kitchen to prepare my nutrition substitute ration, I bring Alexa with me. As

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Joseph Laybourn

How To Stay Friends With Your Flatmates

It’s a new year: you’ve managed to find some decent friends and rallied them together to find a flat. Fuck, now what? The trials and tribulations of flatting can rip apart the closest of friends, or bind you together closer than any life-or-death experience could. It can bring you to

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Joseph Laybourn

Eco-Terrorism or Eco-Heroism?

The term eco-terrorism usually refers to an act of violence in support of environmental causes, against property or people. But can this really be called terrorism? The Cambridge Dictionary defines terrorism as “violent action or threats designed to cause fear among ordinary people, in order to achieve political aims” (the

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