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I.am.not.making.this.up💥 From the Galerie d’Apollon to the gig economy: Art theft in the age of entropy

In an odd way, the heist feels like a French fable for late capitalism — a collision between elegance and entropy.

By Tim Cohen · Oct 26, 2025

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I.am.not.making.this.up💥 High on hope, low on employment: The NEF, Business Partners, and the price of a job

Why development finance in South Africa is reminiscent of the movie Withnail and I

By Tim Cohen · Oct 25, 2025

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I.am.not.making.this.up💥Righteous capital: buying your way into the kingdom of compliance

The Department of Trade and Industry is reportedly considering a voluntary way of “shortcutting” black economic empowerment regulations, which would allow unlisted

By Tim Cohen · Oct 12, 2025

VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! What are the prospects of the new united party, and the UN?

Everything is united – except it’s not! In this podcast, Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen discuss the prospects of Unite for Change,

By Tim Cohen · Oct 7, 2025

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 The Road Accident Fund and the sad story of a South African whistleblower

One of SA's biggest State disasters of the post-state capture period has also been one of its least noticed;

By Tim Cohen · Oct 5, 2025

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I.am.not.making.this.up💥 Enshittification, reloaded *

Here is a big question: what is artificial intelligence going to do to website income, and how will that change the internet?

By Tim Cohen · Oct 3, 2025

VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! Rugby and golf: The various lessons of sport

It was a big sporting weekend, but also a contrasting one. Well-known for their calm, quiet and subdued nature, rugby supporters

By Tim Cohen · Sep 30, 2025