video: creativity does not exist
What can archaeology (and Stephen King) tell us about the nature of creativity?
my rejected application to the onion
Earlier this year, I applied to a job at The Onion. I did not get it.
video: andor, political apathy, and the best post-credits scene of all time.
Andor proves that franchise media still has the capacity to send a message.
Down the Ladder is an independent multimedia project that produces analysis and commentary on politics, media, and history.
My name is Damian Thomas, and I've been writing off-and-on about politics, history, and media since 2017.
This project is what it says on the tin: an attempt to take discourse and media that are abstract and indefinite and pull them "down the ladder" - that is to say, ground them in material reality.
The content here ranges from media analysis, to covering the historical context behind contemporary political events, all the way to on-the-ground reporting. Nowadays, new Down The Ladder pieces are published on the affiliated Substack (why?) - this website exists mostly as an archive.
If you instead want to get a hold of me, you can contact me at [email protected].