Jake PitreinOneZeroThe Empty Promise of Relationship AppsWhen our hearts feel unfulfilled, tech is happy to make money off a solution·5 min read·Dec 5, 2019--1--1
Jake PitreinOneZeroPolice Are Trying to Predict the Future‘Predictive policing’ uses historic data to forecast where crime will occur, but critics question the accuracy·6 min read·Oct 16, 2019--3--3
Jake PitreinOneZeroAn Algorithm May Decide Who Gets Suicide PreventionA recent study on Google’s search results raises questions about the faith we put in algorithms — and the tech companies that use them·5 min read·May 23, 2019--5--5
Jake PitreThe 2019 JakeysWere you disappointed by the Academy Award nominations? Fret not, because I’m here to run down my favourites of the year. As usual, a list…11 min read·Jan 23, 2019----
Jake PitreThe Second Annual JakeysWelcome to the Second Annual Jakey Awards. No matter when this is put together, there will always be things I haven’t seen, but I should…8 min read·Feb 24, 2018----
Jake PitreIf I Ran the EmmysNo one would want me to actually run the Emmy Awards.9 min read·Jun 22, 2017----
Jake PitreThe First Annual JakeysWelcome to the first annual Jakey Awards, wherein I geekily and shamelessly present my own, personal, self-indulgent awards for cinema in…10 min read·Feb 21, 2017----
Jake PitreBest TV of 2016We are at peak TV. Not in terms of quality, though there is a lot of that, but in terms of sheer quantity. Frankly, it’s too much. Keeping…11 min read·Dec 3, 2016----
Jake PitreGay Ghosts: Queering Stories of Spirits & DesireE.M. Forster’s short story “Dr. Woolacott” was published in 1927 but was heavily indebted to the Victorian gothic era of literature…6 min read·May 16, 2016----
Jake PitreBury Your GaysThere’s a lot of things wrong with House of Cards. But one of its most egregious offenses is the way it handles sexuality. It has portrayed…4 min read·Mar 22, 2016----
