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Breach of Contract
Google administrators need a much better cover up. After placing a software engineer on leave for breach of contract, it was revealed that Google had also recently fired several other software engineers for questioning the abilities of the chatbots they were required to program and study.
By Johanna Parry9 months ago in Critique
When Magic Fades
Why modern movies feel less thrilling than the classics we loved What if the dazzling spectacle of modern cinema is just smoke and mirrors?
By Bubble Chill Media 9 months ago in Critique
Immigration Policy
Australians are now living an average of a decade longer than we were just ten years ago, with women benefiting the most from this increase in life expectancy, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' report, Life Expectancy. While this is a remarkable achievement and something we often celebrate, it comes with a sobering reality: our standard of living has significantly declined. Although we may be living longer, many are living lives far poorer than they had envisioned - something the media rarely addresses openly.
By Narghiza Ergashova9 months ago in Critique
The Many Faces We Wear
There’s an image I came across recently — a person staring straight ahead, arms outstretched, eyes intense — and it struck a chord. Paired with it was a quote that stopped me in my tracks:
By KURIOUSK9 months ago in Critique
Behind the Ride: The Hidden Crisis Facing Ojol Drivers
On May 20, 2025, Jakarta’s streets turned into rivers of green. It wasn’t a festival, nor a parade. Thousands of ride-hailing drivers—clad in green jackets—flooded the roads in protest, voicing their frustration against the very platforms that once offered them hope.
By witxtwist 9 months ago in Critique
A Critique Of Vocal's Stats
Introduction Three years ago, I wrote this piece that highlighted the vocal Stats were not working as they should. Vocal said it was going on the Roadmap to be fixed, but never has been.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 9 months ago in Critique
“Why Is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?”: Unriddling Lewis Carroll’s Most Perplexing Puzzle . AI-Generated.
Introduction: A Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma, Inside a Mad Tea Party In the annals of literary history, few riddles have provoked as much curiosity, consternation, and coffeehouse conversation as Lewis Carroll’s notorious brainteaser, “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” First posed in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), the question emerges from the mouth of the Mad Hatter during a nonsensical tea party, and it quickly became one of the most iconic and confounding lines in children’s—and arguably adult—literature.
By David M9 months ago in Critique
Good Things DO Happen!!!
Introduction Most of the time, I find things that make me happy. As I write this before work, I am listening to a box set of Steely Dan CDs, "Citizen Steely Dan", not everyone's choice but when I worked as a computer operator at Peter Craig in Preston, my shift leader Vicky insisted I bring in my Steely Dan tapes because she loved them.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 9 months ago in Critique
Review of Shangri-La Frontier
While this show has been rather enjoyable, there are some things that I would have done differently as the writer. The dialogue alone can be irritating, especially when they use terms from back in the 2010s like “broseph”, but it can also be hilarious, at times. I don’t remember the last time I laughed so much while watching an anime. There have been so many new, fantastic anime coming out that I have watched or want to watch and I think now is the time to start showcasing my writing skills with my thoughts on all of the anime I’ve seen since, like, 2015; which is quite a few, but not nearly enough compared to other reviewers like Anime America, the YouTube channel.
By Juliet Adams9 months ago in Critique
Europe’s Amnesia: How the West Remembers What It Wants, and Forgets What It Must
Europe has mastered the art of remembrance — just not for everyone. Across cities like Berlin, Paris, and Amsterdam, you’ll find meticulously maintained Holocaust memorials, plaques marking Nazi crimes, and museums dedicated to "Never Again." And rightly so. The horrors of fascism deserve eternal remembrance.
By David Thusi9 months ago in Critique
Signed and Resigned
I just need enough to be solvent, but that may be hard without rescinding this letter and sacrificing my sanity To those reading my resignation while casually pushing policies that are supposed to impact our work culture, but they never do, I hope you find this letter. I seriously hope that after finding this letter you read it too.
By Narghiza Ergashova9 months ago in Critique
Do you call Sex Love?
I've heard many poets and musicians refer to sex as love. I've heard many doctors and scientists call sex other words such as coitus, mating, sperm donations, copulation, intercourse, and some others. Do you call love sex? Or are you like me? I call sex sex, and love love. If you are like me and prefer to keep a term simple and comprehendable, then you may be interested in my list of vices that fall under the sexual conversation. The reason people like me do not call sex "love" is because of our experience in the six sexual vices which include: Danger, Jealousy, Disgust, Guilt, and Remorse. I will attempt to describe these vices with examples of horrible living circumstances that are quite painful to an individual so that the poets and musicians who wish to comprehend why some of us do not like calling love sex feel this way.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman9 months ago in Critique