Writer & critic, work in @theguardian.com, @1854.photography, @spikeart.bsky.social, @litreview.bsky.social, @thetls.bsky.social etc.
Author of Useless Activity, now out in paperback
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christopher webb
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Thank you, Richard!
This is the print article btw if you can’t get beyond the paywall
I wrote about Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism for @theguardian.com —it’s a brilliant take on why we ought to focus on the hellish 21st century update on Fordism rather than the man himself.
Here’s my take on Cory Doctorow’s #enshittification published by @versobooks.bsky.social for @review31.bsky.social (give them a follow)— it’s funny, depressing but ultimately it’s a useful resource for working out why so many platforms increasingly offer up awful UX. review31.co.uk/article/view...
i wrote an essay on moltbook and non-human performance art for @spikeart.bsky.social which i’d like you to read spikeartmagazine.com/articles/ess... #moltbook #spikeartmagazine #iancheng
this weekend, I had a double-page spread on @katherinedunn.bsky.social’s history of #GPS, Little Blue Dot, for the @telegraph.co.uk—which I enjoyed very much, published by Mudlark/ @harpercollins.bsky.social in the UK on the 18 June.
I wrote on @sarahoconnorft.ft.com ‘s excellent (and beautifully written) We Are Not Machines for @thespectator1828.bsky.social spectator.com/article/will...
A way into Shakespeare through the weather forecast? A little look at almanacs, biography, and climate…
open.substack.com/pub/shakespe...
Thank you Christopher! Link here:
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
christopher webb
A few years ago, when ChatGPT and Claude were beginning to take off, some tech leaders seemed to develop a curious interest in oceanography. Consider, for instance, the Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s s...
Sure, you can doomscroll all day, but why not outsource that to an AI agent? On Moltbook, non-human performance art, and spectatorship’s new terms and conditions.
Well at least #Muskism has a slightly neater ring to it than #Broligarchy, but they amount to much the same. Good review by @christopherwebb.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
Richard Hull
Henry Ford changed the face of industry forever – what kind of economic model do Musk’s methods presage?
