Kate Jordan

The UK social elite: Is politics their playground?

Faced with the recent overwhelming presence of Elon Musk in US politics and his newfound influence, it is important that we turn to consider our own country. What is the relationship between wealth and political power in today’s ‘democracy’? This raises questions about the UK, and whether anything similar is...
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Posted Mar. 3, 2025

Deepfakes: Fun, art, or manipulation?

AI technology has become increasingly apparent in our society, taking huge strides in record time. Photos, videos, and audio clips manipulated or created by AI fall under the title of ‘deepfakes,’ and can be deeply misleading to their audience. But is there any cause for real concern? Deepfakes are the...
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Posted Feb. 10, 2025

An Investigation into the Romanticisation of Autumn Reading

It is easy to picture our own ideal reading scenario in autumn – the crisp temperatures, bundling up or settling by a cosy fireplace with a book in hand (and maybe a sneaky hot chocolate in the other) whilst outside the window trees are a beautiful auburn and a gentle...
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Posted Nov. 4, 2024

Export editions “cannibalising” sales in Europe

There have been recent discussions at the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair surrounding the impact on the market of export editions upon publishers, with agent Madeleine Milburn going so far as to say that export editions of books are “cannibalising” sales. Export editions are most commonly written in English for the...
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Posted Oct. 28, 2024