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The forgotten history of Generation X

By Andrew Potter

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Will you mourn your pre-AI self?

The problem with AI is that it turns normal effort into something that feels like a defect

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The man who broke the news

Ted Turner, CNN, and the end of deliberative democracy

May 19•Andrew Potter

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Slow dancing with a burning cheek

On basement house parties, early intimacy, and memories left unrecorded

May 1•Andrew Potter

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Milli Vanilli, guitars, and the fight for humanity

Musicians faking it is a tale as old as Top of the Pops. But with AI generated music the crisis of authenticity is striking at the core of what it means…

Jul 3, 2025•Andrew Potter

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On the end of the world

How would you feel if the world was ending? What would you do with your last night on Earth? Who would you spend it with?

May 30, 2025•Andrew Potter

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1989 and all that, or, why history didn't end

The fall of communism was an exhilarating time, but even as the walls came down the seeds of the West's own contradictions were already being sown.

Apr 22, 2025•Andrew Potter

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Terry Fox and the idea of Canada

Terry Fox didn't just try to raise money for cancer, he gave Canadians a way of understanding themselves as a people not despite, but through, their…

Jan 21, 2025•Andrew Potter

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Second annual last minute Gen X Christmas gift guide!

It's late, but chillax! There's still time to pick up some fresh bling for your homies.

Dec 20, 2024•Andrew Potter

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