Tag: Warning

We Just Got Our “Final Warning” on Climate Change — And It’s Terrifying

It was just yesterday that I wrote about whether or not we’re “doomed.” As if right on cue, today, the UN released its “final warning” on climate change. And if you think I’m a “doomer,” well, it turns out I’ve got nothing on…the...

Warning Signs The U.S. Is Heading Into a Hard Recession

If you watch the mainstream financial media, it is awash with the term ‘soft landing’ when it comes to a recession. Like many things these days, soft landing is being used as a euphemism for ‘no recession’. Other times you are seeing bolder headlines which directly say &ls...

Flood Warning Severe

The day the mermaid washed up in the Thames, the docklands light railway was down, leaving everybody stranded on the Isle of Pigs. A long summer drought had revealed the riverbed, stinking of silt and dotted with old debris. Laurel’s gaze wandered among the eldritch shapes, wondering if they h...

Global Warning: 2023 Will Be The Hottest Year On Record

After a cooler start to 2023, four months have seen unprecedented global temperatures, with September being the hottest month ever recorded. But sweltering temperatures baking the globe on land and sea have been piling up month after month, year after year. September wa...

The UN’s Climate Warning Is Far Worse Than You Think

A recent UN report has found that we are on course for 2.9 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of the century. This figure shouldn’t come as a surprise, as several highly regarded studies have all independently come up with the same figure. However, the timing of this report makes it ...

U.S. Supreme Court Warning of Dangers Related to AI in the Legal Profession

In the report, Chief Justice Roberts wrote, “For those who cannot afford a lawyer, AI can help…It drives new, highly accessible tools that provide answers to basic questions, including where to find templates and court forms, how to fill them out, and where to bring them for presentatio...

On Loneliness and Likeability

Content warning: anti-Asian racism, white supremacy, trauma, misogyny I’m trying to think of a time in my life where I ever felt safe enough to be myself. It wasn’t when I was a child. I grew up in a household with parents who were only a few years removed from starvation and mass ...

Trigger Warning: Why a Heads-Up is Important

The concept of trigger warnings can be pretty divisive on the internet these days. Some people recognize the benefit of giving a fair warning, and they try to provide accurate disclaimers on their work. They go out of their way to ensure that their content is accurately labeled to give people the...

Fake Hurts Real: How Adidas’ Visual Storytelling Sent a Compelling Warning to Imitators

The undeniable, euphoric feeling that comes with wearing an established and popular clothing brand is one that’s like no other. That’s because these well-known brands are essentially powerful status symbols. The more you own, the stronger the approval and the better you’re &ldqu...