I found seven key fallacies associated with gambling, and learned some valuable lessons. (And yes, I tell you what I won too.) — In my career as a copywriter I’ve written a lot about online gambling. It’s become a weird niche of mine. If you’ve ever searched for a guide on playing a certain game, there’s a good chance you’ve seen something I’ve written. What I’ve never actually spent a great deal of…

And why, for me, it would have been an enormous mistake — At the time of writing, I’ve been freelancing for around ten years. If my freelance career was a person it’d be old enough to be…heck, I don’t know, I’m childfree. Barreling towards middle school though, right? A while ago, I hooked up with a remote agency (hereafter known as The…

Looking at some of the theories on why the Jags signed Tebow, and why most of them are probably wrong. — Author’s note: I’m now writing primarily on Substack with occasional cross-posts here. Subscribe free for the latest posts, or join as a Premium member. On the 20th May ‘21, Tim Tebow officially signed as a Jacksonville Jaguar. The move was publicised with a lengthy press release that might well have…

Celebrities and doctors alike are struggling to get everyone to wear masks. Here are three big reasons why that won’t change. — Author’s note: I’m now writing primarily on Substack with occasional cross-posts here. Subscribe free for the latest stories, or join as a Premium member. Disclaimer(s): I’m not a scientist. This article contains some sweeping generalisations. I am NOT saying that England, or any country for that matter, has handled this…

Why malls like Gwinnett Place, the backdrop for Stranger Things season 3, likely can’t come back from their ugly history. — Author’s note: I’m now writing primarily on Substack with occasional cross-posts here. Subscribe free for the latest stories, or join as a Premium member. There’s a scene towards the end of Stranger Things 3 in which a newspaper headline dismisses the season’s climactic Mind Flayer battle in the food court…

Illegal oil deals. Marijuana smuggling. An international manhunt. This is the story of Robert Stone (and his pet cheetah Scooby). — Author’s note: I’m now writing primarily on Substack with occasional cross-posts here. Subscribe free for the latest stories, or join as a Premium member. I’ve interviewed a lot of people in my days as a freelance journalist and writer. Once the article goes live, I rarely think about most of…

How cancelling my three week trip from the UK to the US changed the way I think about the economic impact of COVID-19. — Author’s note: I’m now writing primarily on Substack with occasional cross-posts here. Subscribe free for the latest stories, or join as a Premium member. Preface: Most of this article was written on Monday 16th March 2020, with some edits made over the following two days. I’m not an economist or…