Fishwick Papers: The "Disasters of Various Kinds" edition

Good evening!Here in Sydney things have suddenly taken a very chilly turn. Winter is back with us!I've been keeping busy, tootling along with a number of creative projects. If you happen to be in Sydney, this Friday (tomorrow) I'm performing a new show Stories Untold of London Unseen in Redfern, then Saturday and Sunday see the Sydney debut of my intrigue-filled improv format The Saboteur in Marrickville. Please come along and/or tell a friend!Also, a quick recommendation: I recently read First You Write A Sentence by Joe Moran, and it's just about the finest book about writing I've ever read. If you write words in any capacity, I found it absolutely captivating and infatuating.Anyway. To the links!

Dis-data

• The death of the computer file

• The oxymoron of 'Data-driven innovation'

• How the AI industry profits from catastrophe

• 'Algospeak' is changing our language in real time

Dis-arts-ter

• Want to make art? You better be rich.

• The campaign to destroy the arts

• Arts education in crisis

Misc-aster

• Are comedians more prone to mental health issues?

• How Games Marketing invented Toxic Gamer Culture

• The (warning: gruesome) story behind Macdonaldtown Station

And then some nice retro things to balance it all out

• Introducing the Stevie-Nicks-inspired whimsigothic trend

• It's fun to remix modern songs like old songs

• A playable history of electronic music

Unusual Linguistics Study of The Week

• Labov's 1966 study involving a rabbit in a coat

And there! Another Fishwick Paper! If you enjoy The Fishwick Papers, please consider joining my Patreon to support the making of it, or simply spread the word and send a friend to sign up. Your submissions of nifty-ish things that you've found, not to mention your thoughts on any of the links contained in this missive, are also more than welcome: simply reply to this email.Go be brilliant,MWAHjim x