A new play called Doomers by Matthew Gasda is set in a meeting room and re-creates a board meeting to determine the fate of the company CEO, a stand-in for OpenAI’s Sam Altman
Gasda aims to capture the moral panic over AI in Silicon Valley, but the fast-paced exchanges sometimes mean valuable messages are lost.
China is known for its difficult-to-categorise cuisine, so the author often cooks to recreate a feeling of home and to experiment with themes from the cuisine.
After three years of sewing, mainly using vintage patterns, the author has begun to copy clothes from scratch, which they acquired through thrifting in Beijing.
This process involves deconstructing the logic of the garment and rebuidling it, which can be difficult but rewarding for the brain.