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TRANSMISSION: DEPTHS OF RESONANCE

“Sound remembers what the sea forgets.” — Fragment recovered from The Resonance Keepers of Crete archive 0:00 /0:06 1× 001 // ORIGIN Depths of Resonance began as a short story — a whisper of myth and signal buried inside the Aegean. The story imagined an underwater civilisation that recorded memory not

Dark Kittens [an analysis]

Analysis of the poem "Dark Kittens" "Dark Kittens" is a poignant and subversive poem that employs the metaphor of kittens to critique the commodification of emotions, the enforcement of toxic positivity, and the suppression of authentic grief and wildness in contemporary society. The title itself juxtaposes

Stop Saying “Working Class in the Arts”

Every few months, another editorial lands (today's was from The Guardian). Another lament about the “working class and the arts.” Another sermon from London about how Manchester, or some other city, will “lead the way.” And every time, the same lazy phrase gets wheeled out: working class. Let’

Dark Kittens: Spoken Word in Static

The spoken-word multimedia project Dark Kittens by Awen Null — presented as a widescreen subtitled video with sonic composition by Lloyd MSUX — stands at the intersection of literature, sound art, and moving image. At first glance, the work may seem like a straightforward reading, a poet’s voice laid over

The Imperative of the Faceless: Anonymity, Biometrics, and Free Expression in 2025

In 2025, the stakes for anonymity have never been higher. As biometric systems, pervasive facial recognition, and AI-driven image synthesis proliferate, the ability of individuals—especially creatives, dissenters, and marginal voices—to control their own likeness becomes a frontline battleground. The loss of that control is not a mere

The Slippery Slope of Safety: Why the UK's Online Safety Act Is More Than a Porn Law

If platforms must proactively block content that might be harmful to some users, the default will be to sanitise everything.