by Stefan on May 18, 2012

The last time I visited Kolkata I was filled with fear and wonder, shock and poetry, confusion and excitement – eager to dig beneath the dusty outer layer of this faded, vibrant, mad, laid-back, modern, ancient, rich slum of a contradiction. I wrote hasty ..
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by Stefan on May 11, 2012

There’s a dead stretch on Old Street, between Silicone Roundabout and Great Eastern Street, where the quirky boutiques and laid-back cafes of Shoreditch give way to a grim view of junk yards, dilapidated kebab shops and faceless council blocks. I’ve never stopped or lingered here, except for one drunken night when Jean and Rennie and [...]
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It wasn’t long ago that the Barbican’s unapologetic 60s towers, the elegant dome of St Paul’s Cathedral and their ugly stepsister called the Natest Tower dominated the city’s skyline. From afar she sported a sad and disjointed profile, and her delights were best savoured from well within the narrow alleyways of the Square Mile. Those [...]
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by Stefan on April 8, 2012

The 158th Oxford vs Cambridge boat race was full of controversy relating to swimming intruders and broken oars. By sunset the crowds had departed, with many choosing the crowded noise of teeming riverside bars to party into the night. But looking at this strangely cold and innocent view from Putney Bridge, it was hard to [...]
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by Stefan on August 9, 2011

Following a night of indiscriminate looting, the residents of Clapham responded to a #riotcleanup Twitter campaign to reclaim their streets.
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by Stefan on July 9, 2011

Articles for various industry publications, press releases, blog posts, SEO work and general marketing materials for the award-winning international digital agency, Reading Room.
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by Stefan on June 9, 2011

I helped Stellenbosch University’s Economics department by writing up a series of accessible, readable policy briefs to communicate the results of their research to a non-academic audience.
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by Stefan on June 9, 2011

The Social Policy Research group at Stellenbosch University needed a short statement to communicate the results of their education policy research to the press.
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by Stefan on April 14, 2011

South Africa’s poor continue to lag behind when it comes to education, employment opportunities and wages, despite official attempts to address historical discrimination and imbalances.
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by Stefan on March 9, 2011

Revamped website copy for SocialGO v2, the market-leading platform that lets people build thriving, socially-integrated websites.
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