Technology

Before Grindr, Your Profile Was the Way You Turned Your Head.

Before photos, filters and “how close?”, the body sent the message. Grindr did not invent proximity. It put it on a server.

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Realistic editorial photo collage showing a Hyde Park path, a historic public toilet, London police officers, an old urinal and the Penn Station entrance.

Gay life · Politics · Technology · Society

Two maps of the same toilet: one for desire, one for the police.

In 1937, a satirical guide and a secret state map described the same London toilets. One helped men find each other. The other helped the police catch them.

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Technology · Society · Career

Artificial intelligence is already culture.

Beyond tools and promises: how technology is changing our work, taste and relationships.

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