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Victorian spiritualism capitalised on the desire to transcend death to create new ways of making money

The very technologies that transformed Victorian commerce and entertainment also helped make ghosts visible, reproducible and profitable.

26.10.2026 20

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James Cronin

Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

Beneath the horrifying labyrinth, Backrooms tells a familiar story of foreclosed futures, precarity and frustrated aspirations.

02.06.2026 20

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James Cronin

Plastic packaging could be a greater sin than food waste

Damaging as it is, food waste has an end point: it decomposes, breaks down, and returns to the soil. Plastic packaging persists indefinitely.

30.10.2025 20

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James Cronin