#culture
- Breaking the Taboo: How Australia Is Learning to Talk About Assisted Dying 2025-09-02
Assisted dying was once unthinkable in Australia. Now it’s legal in every state — but families, doctors, and communities are still learning how to talk about it.
Tags: VAD, end of life, Australia, culture, access, statistics - The Sliding Scale of Age Gaps 2025-08-25
How wealth, fame, and perception shape what society considers an 'acceptable' age gap in relationships.
Tags: relationships, culture, wealth, power - The War on Attention 2025-08-07
How the battle for human focus is reshaping culture, commerce, and consciousness — and why attention may be the most valuable resource of all.
Tags: attention, culture, ai, economy, consciousness - Not a Misogynist, Not a Victim — Just a Man with Questions 2025-07-31
A reflection on the gender double standard around tradition, identity, and the search for meaning in modern masculinity.
Tags: masculinity, tradition, gender, identity, culture - What Writing Is For (Now That the Algorithms Have Taken Over) 2025-07-23
A manifesto on writing with purpose in an algorithmic age of surveillance, culture wars, and digital clout-chasing.
Tags: writing, ai, culture, resistance, social-media