I found out about binge watching somewhere in the middle of my discovering the plethora of made-for-TV movies. I had only, naive me, known of the word bingeing when it came to food. Checking the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries I learned that bingeing is defined as a short period devoted to indulging in an activity […]
Matt Talbot: The perils of utopianism
I’VE BEEN ENJOYING A NEW SERIES ON HBO, “Silicon Valley.” It is produced by Mike Judge, the man who made the 1999 cult hit “Office Space.” A running gag on the show is the conceit among the titans of tech that their inventions are “making the world a better place.” This idea ought to resonate […]