A good piece, rightly detailing the damage that Uber et al have wrought, as well as eventual improvement in taxis. It neglects to point out that a well-resourced, engaged and inventive public sector could’ve achieved those same results without Uber. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Yo. £5 UK tour tickets for folks on low incomes are up again tomorrow at 10am. Sign up to the mailing list sharpish. sleafordmods.com/mailing-list ⁦Andrew Fearn⁩ ⁦Jason Williamson⁩

Remembering David: it's been 3 years since his death. This is David's last video taken in Berlin the day before we left to Venice. David would die a few days later. youtu.be/gsrVKRhr1TA?si…

The Australian RESET collective and some esteemed colleagues from the UK are organising a couple of panels at next weeks Foundational Economy Conference in Vienna. Please join us to discuss how culture and the arts can become part of the foundational economy! More info👇👇

On the 50th anniversary of the US-backed coup against democratically elected Chilean president Salvador Allende, it's worth remembering Chile's struggle for a more democratic technological world order. Thanks to Evgeny Morozov for this brilliant podcast! the-santiago-boys.com

London friends, please join us for the launch of my book Brutalism as Found with Goldsmiths Press - talks and drinks at London School of Architecture on 5 October at 6.15 eventbrite.co.uk/e/brutalism-as…

"I cannot but conclude the Bulk of your Natives, to be the most pernicious Race of little odious Vermin that Nature ever suffered to crawl upon the Surface of the Earth". Or its seas. newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/…

Back cover reveal: the propitious star VS the unfathomable artifact. What Design Can't Do (published by Set Margins', design by Federico Antonini) is out on the 15th of November. More info and pre-order: setmargins.press/books/what-des…

Open access: Culture as an objective for and a means of achieving a Wellbeing Economy | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (nature.com)

NEW YEAR, NEW GIVEAWAY!🥂 Starting the year off with a bang we're having a giveaway competition with THREE prize drops of 10, 5, and 3 FREE books from across our catalogue! To enter, just comment on this post with your favourite Repeater Title! Winners announced on the 15th!

Register for the #culturalwork seminar 1 March, I will launch my book 'cultural work and creative subjectivity' routledge.com/Cultural-Work-… The event features an industry panel discussion to bring to focus various aspects of the cultural workforce. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Hugely disappointing to see that John Swinney has removed #WellbeingEconomy from cabinet portfolios. If ever there was a time when such an approach was needed it is now... gov.scot/news/new-scott…

This Friday, June 7th, 19.00 hrs, Ventilator cinema/bar // OT301 Amsterdam , I'll be talking to Nick Thoburn 🇵🇸 about his new book Brutalism as Found: Housing, Form and Crisis at Robin Hood Gardens. amsterdamalternative.nl/articles/15977…

Amsterdam friends, please join us on Friday evening for a conversation about my recent book on the deforming forms and social experience of the Robin Hood Gardens housing estate

Nice to be rubbing shoulders with Franz Kafka. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… Manchester University Press

Definitely worth a stamp these two.

We honour his memory by celebrating and sharing his work 👏 Head on over to repeaterbooks.com to browse the Mark Fisher collection! Code: 11JULY

Ok, this time it's a live link. Sam whiting and I on the WA government handing out money to Coldplay. theconversation.com/the-wa-governm…

Great piece, relevant far beyond the UK!

Read ‘Culture is not an industry’, by Justin O’Connor (Justin O'Connor). An extended endorsement. Or, a short review. medium.com/@cityofsound/r…