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Jake Pitre

Jake Pitre

Jake Pitre is a PhD candidate in Film & Moving Image Studies at Concordia University in Montréal. You can find him on Twitter @jakeadampitre.

A City of Fantasy, mid 19th century

The First Futurists and the World They Built

From Saint-Simon to Silicon Valley, the urge to forecast the future has always masked a struggle over who gets to define it.
Mark Zuckerberg

Who Wants the Metaverse?

What exactly is the “metaverse,” and what could it be, beyond an overused, hyper-trendy prompt in marketing copy?
The google G drinking champagne with balloons

Google Is Old Enough to Drink

Since its first birthday, in 1999, the celebrated technology company has defined how we allocate our attention.
A child in front of an ominous Netflix television screen.

A Critical Theory of Binge Watching

We didn't know we loved to binge until Netflix made it irresistible. To understand the new model, we should look back to Theodor Adorno.