by Sophie Roy | Jan 7, 2026 | THE ITCH
I have a small bump on the middle finger of my right hand from the way I’ve always held pens and pencils. After particularly intense exams, my friends used to gasp at the depth of the dent, as if it were proof of something extreme, something excessive. I’ve been told...
by celeste | Sep 22, 2025 | Scratch
Let’s stop pretending. Generative AI isn’t the shiny miracle Silicon Valley promised us—it’s a parasite, feeding on human creativity and planetary resources alike. Behind every slick demo and cutesy chatbot reply lies an inconvenient truth: AI is accelerating the...
by itchysilk | Mar 2, 2018 | Scratch
With art that can engage on many levels artist Vincent Mattina is compelling. His intricate detailed images, transports us to worlds reminiscent of great dystopias from the literary world (think Isaac Asimov) right through to film. While visually his work is a...
