Archive - oblique perspectives by Pat Holden

AI AND THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO REDUNDANCY

Will outboarding intelligence lead to us losing our own?

Apr 22, 2024 •

Curated lives and the dream of an undocumented existence

Digital detoxes feel amazing, yet time and again we are drawn back into the unreality of our curated lives.

Apr 9, 2024 •

Balloon Animals, Bonded Warehouses, and Stolen Art

In the contemporary art world, the metamorphosis of art from a cultural touchstone to a tradable commodity illustrates a disheartening shift.

Apr 2, 2024 •

March 2024

REALITY AS A LUXURY ITEM

In a world increasingly dominated by virtual experiences and digital interactions, "reality" as a tangible, accessible concept is becoming a premium…

Mar 24, 2024 •

November 2023

TRUE DETECTIVE AND THE NIHILISTIC IMPULSE

The best nihilism-antidote is in work that carries personal meaning: providing for our loved ones. Being a wonderful colleague. Maybe even tracking down…

Nov 3, 2023 •

September 2023

MICHAEL CLAYTON, REDEMPTION AND THE SOUL’S PRICE TAG

We are told that life is compromise. One big grey area. But some of it isn’t. Some of it is binary. Black and white. Right and wrong.

Sep 28, 2023 •

SAMUEL BECKETT AND FAILING BETTER

‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better’.

Sep 6, 2023 •

August 2023

‘HOTEL CALIFORNIA’ AND PRISONS OF OUR OWN MAKING

Many of us linger in self-imposed captivity. These cells are not located in some remote Californian outpost either; we carry them around with us…

Aug 17, 2023 •

CLUB PROXIMITY VS THE HOLOGRAM LIFE

Isolated parents linger at the periphery of the playground like lonely sentinels. Casting long shadows, staring at screens, each in their own personal…

Aug 9, 2023 •

August 2022

LEVON HELM, NFT’S, AND THE COMING CULTURAL TSUNAMI

Creative people will create whether they are paid to or not. But they work much, much better if they don’t have to worry about the rent.

Aug 16, 2022 •

July 2022

CORPORATE MEDICIS AND AN ADVERTISING RENAISSANCE

Wanted: clients who will cajole, provoke, nurture and bully agencies but will refuse to micro-manage or look over their shoulders.

Jul 6, 2022 •

May 2022

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED AND THE PERILS OF CREAMY ENGLISH CHARM

We’ve all been on the receiving end of the sweet oppression of charm but is it, as described in Brideshead Revisited, a ‘killer’?

May 31, 2022 •

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