Ameena Qobrtay
Writer, Editor.
Recent articles:
What Is the Metaverse and Why Should We Care About It?
"There's no officially agreed upon understanding of what "the metaverse" actually means. The term can best be described as a developing vision of the internet where multisensory enhancements, such as virtual reality (VR) headsets, enable users to do things like work, meet with friends, shop, and play games as digital avatars."
'Star Wars' fans love CGI Luke Skywalker, but deepfake implications are dangerous
"Developing deepfake technology is no doubt a neat addition to storytelling techniques. If the decaying flesh bags known as actors are no longer needed to create spinoffs or even for visual storytelling at all, imagine the limitless spinoffs that can be created!"
Reflection: Joan Didion's impact was personal, not just universal
"Just underneath a business card for an antique store in Somerville, New Jersey, called “Living In The Past,” is a black-and-white picture of Joan Didion, photographed by Henry Clarke for Vogue in 1972. And right next to that, there's a line from an article about peaches in a thrifted 1968 magazine that reads, “the freckled fruit brings sun flavor to cold-weather salads and desserts.”
And she did. With her searing prose and achingly acute approach to reporting and storytelling, Didion brought something daring to reporting — a narrative, first-person structure that revealed her bias in order for her to report fairly."
