James Robins

James Robins is a freelance journalist and essayist, and a film critic for The Listener.

Books
Oct 13, 2016

Book of the Week: Matt Suddain and the promise of LOLs

James Robins admires the "blend of lyrical eloquence and low-life gutter-talk" in the new novel by funnyman Matt Suddain.

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Society
Aug 31, 2016

Rage against the machine: how the rise of the robots is creating class warfare

"Machines will eventually take 100% of our jobs, so we can all relax, a little," wrote Oliver Carlé on The Spinoff last week. James Robins, for one, is not placated.

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