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Off the Piss

At a time when the literal masonry of the UK appears to be crumbling, have we lost faith in our millenia-old national hard hat — the sauce?

6 min readNov 18, 2023

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Off the Piss

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Patrick McKemey

Monetising Memories: How we finally lost World War Twoᵀᴹ

Branded history and chronicalized real estate have radically changed what it means to be British. But a different future is still possible…

15 min readJul 1, 2022

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Monetising Memories: How we finally lost World War Twoᵀᴹ

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Patrick McKemey

The Bids aren’t Alright

As queasy Qatar World Cup fever hits like buyer’s remorse from an overpriced Bud Zero, it might be time to step into a parallel universe of…

5 min readNov 26, 2022

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The Bids aren’t Alright

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I created my own fake celebrity news channel using Ai

An experiment already providing some amusing results: we created an Ai Celebrity news channel that parodies internet entertainment news.

1 min readSep 19, 2022

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I created my own fake celebrity news channel using Ai

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Patrick McKemey

A Certain Romance: How we put ourselves in history to deal with today

Next month Sky releases its new mini series This England, a near real-time historicisation of Boris Johnson’s covid tenure. It’s not yet…

10 min readAug 26, 2022

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A Certain Romance: How we put ourselves in history to deal with today

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Patrick McKemey

A History of Digital Media in 17 Artifacts: Part 1

You may stop to wonder as you recline from an intense bout of post-Zoom disassociation, how we arrived at this fever dream of inter-screen…

6 min readAug 19, 2022

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6 new video games set for 2022

With post-lockdown gaming now bigger than Hollywood and the music industry combined, here are six pretend titles that look to smash even…

3 min readAug 5, 2022

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6 new video games set for 2022

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Patrick McKemey

6 British box sets that are a hit with Americans

Since streaming services have opened up American audiences to a wider range of UK content, here are six fictional homegrown hits that know…

3 min readJul 29, 2022

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6 New Theme Pubs Opening in the UK

After subversively rude waiting staff followed Blockbusters and Alcotraz onto Manchester’s fantasy bar scene, here are six more that…

3 min readJul 23, 2022

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Have we reached peak streaming?

With the once-seemingly omnipotent Netflix recording its first ever plunge in subscribers this year, here are some lesser-known streaming…

3 min readJun 21, 2022

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Have we reached peak streaming?

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Patrick McKemey

Patrick McKemey

Tall tales & short lists | The South East London College of Arts & Communication: 11 Short Stories is out now: https://amzn.to/2FdAxlh

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