Archive - Fairyland

How I'd reform the BBC

My master plan for a British cultural renaissance

13 hrs ago •

My Total Theory of Lana Del Rey

Making history at Wembley, 4th July 2025

Jul 6 •

June 2025

The girls don't know film history

How one essay ruined cinema for three generations of women

Jun 1 •

May 2025

How to have an original thought

Bypassing the internet; bypassing the UK education system

May 13 •

March 2025

How to write essays and feel like a spy

My favourite Italian film soundtracks, after years of digging

Mar 23 •

February 2025

How to Take Down Big Tech

Why you need your own link directory, and how to make one

Feb 27 •

On reinventing yourself

Self-mythology, internet addiction, Madonna in the '90s, and the rehabilitation of my nemesis

Feb 2 •

January 2025

Thoughts for the beginning of 2025

Resolutions, strange statistics, and a media roundup for 2024

Jan 21 •

What's up with UK academia?

Decolonisation, ideological balance, and the perils of 'co-creation' (Part 1)

Jan 6 •

December 2024

But Is It Anti-Intellectualism, Really?

It is totally fine to feel disillusioned about academia

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

I'm on University Challenge tonight

Nov 11, 2024 •

October 2024

YouTube and Neil Postman's vengeful ghost

My Battle of Ideas speech notes! Also: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, screen time strategy, my Mandarin study routine, etc

Oct 27, 2024 •

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