re:writes

Cultural commentary at the intersection of politics, identity, and the arts

By Rachel Extance, a blogger, based in Cambridge, UK, who writes to think.

Rachel Extance, wearing a black jacket, holding a white mug of coffee, standing in front of a multicoloured light wall.

  • You need a policy for smart glasses

    ByRachel Extance

    Have you been filmed today? Would you know if you had been? How do you feel about your private conversations being recorded, without your knowledge, and then broadcast? What about people recording your private information while they assess insurance claims, banking, do work on your house, or treat you during a medical appointment? Standing by…

  • All the chats we cannot see

    ByRachel Extance

    While we were on holiday, we took our children down to the beach late one night to see the stars. We live in a city and while you can see stars, there are not that many. We stood on the beach and saw more stars than we had in years. The sky was full of…