Soph Jackson

Guest writer

Soph Jackson is a writer and podcaster from south Auckland. They are most interested in queer issues, disability and internet culture. Soph has (possibly) Aotearoa’s largest collection of different editions of Pride and Prejudice.

Some of the generative AI companies embracing the sparkle (Image: Tina Tiller/The Spinoff)

Resisting the allure of the AI sparkle

The sparkle is designed to make us think of all the magical ways in which generative AI can improve our lives, without looking too closely.

By Soph Jackson | 24th August, 2026

The mullet three ways (Photos: Supplied / Design: Tina Tiller)

The life-changing magic of the mullet

Why taking a photo of Billy Ray Cyrus to the hairdresser was one of the best things I've ever done.

By Soph Jackson | 26th April, 2023

Derek Jarman’s cottage in Dungeness, England (Photo: Josh Jordan)

A New Zealander emerges, changed, from lockdown in the UK

How one book, read during lockdown, inspired me to seek out a more joyful life

By Soph Jackson | 13th July, 2021

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Queer-affirming therapy is the future of Rainbow mental health

The ban on conversion therapy is a start. But now the mental health profession should look for ways to be proactively affirming of the Rainbow community.

By Soph Jackson | 23rd May, 2021