Benjamin Wareing
Bio
Journalist and photographer. News, opinions and politics are my forte. Futuristic dystopian is my kink.
Stories (22/0)
Sometimes It's Good to Take a Break...
Modern life is so very often dominated by routine and ritual, the little things in life that make the cogs keep turning and make everything seem normal. Without a ritual, routine or pattern in our life, a little comfort nest of the expected, we worry. We panic, we doubt ourselves, and that doubt manifests itself upon those you meet. Your relationships, your family, your friends and the strangers you share a bubble with on the tube or sidewalk all feel it, a difference, a negative difference. A disorder, a frantic unknown that drives you crazy yet you don’t know why. It’s a blank canvas without a starting line or a starting thought.
By Benjamin Wareing6 years ago in Longevity
Masculinity and Male Suicides
Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. That introduction was my shortest ever, but it really needed to be for such a shockingly large statistic. When I first read it, i was sceptical. Surely that didn't account for all death types? Maybe it combined both genders? Maybe it wasn't limited by age after all? No, it was true, and in 2014 76% of all suicides in the UK were by men.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Longevity
Geek Culture Revolution
The term 'geek' is quite an ugly one on face value alone, spoiled by a harsh guttural sound that makes it seem more of a gag reflex noise than a community to be worshipped. But, the geek community has taken leaps and bounds to be a recognised force to be reckoned with in today's brutally harsh and judgemental world. Where social splits are normalised, and cliques are beyond expected in high schools, geeks have today established themselves as a lifestyle of pride, not "just a phase", mom.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Geeks
How to Write a Dystopian Fiction
Dystopian fiction is a simply beautiful genre, captivating the core inner child within us all, fascinating us with the believably far-fetched and apocalyptic descriptives, and satisfying our deeply morbid desire for destruction. It touches a nerve that no other fiction reaches; unlike magic, it's believable. Unlike non-fiction, it allows for complete creativity. Unlike horror, it isn't routed in simply scaring us.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Futurism
How to Deal with Post-Election Blues
On 8 November 2016, Americans voted for who they wanted as the President of their United States of America. The months of campaign trails were over. The media coverage was at a peak. Each placard had been nailed in the front garden lawns, driven over, and re-erected again. A tonne of merchandising was bought, both domestic made and that whole ‘Made in China’ Trump controversy. Citizens donning their discreet and subliminal red or blue clothing voted in their local polling stations, voting from their heart above all else.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Longevity
Britain's Cannabis Culture
The United States gets a lot of coverage in relation to the cannabis culture that exists there; legalisation in states such as in Washington or new York, health studies conducted by the world’s biggest universities and notable figures admitting their usage of it in their lives (we're looking at you, Obama) goes towards a more general secularisation of the herb in American culture. Rappers like Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa make it a normal part of culture for many, and not necessarily in the negative way some media presents it to be. It’s deemed as a creative drug, a product of the planet, and as a wonderful material in the right situation. Movies adore it, as used frequently in Seth Rogen productions and comedy sketches on day-time TV.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Potent
The Thoughts We've Had During Boring Sex
I always preach about how great sex is, and I think most sex writers do. There isn’t any denying that, under the right circumstances, sex can really blow your mind – full pun intended. It’s the link between physical pleasure and mental fulfilment, and above all else, it is the largest and most explosive psychological stimulus available to humans. It's instinctual, it's pleasurable, it's fun and it's never boring.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Filthy
Was Donald Trump Really Using Locker Room Talk?
In the 1960s through to the ‘80s, locker-room talk was a heavy topic through, well, locker-rooms throughout the United States. The UK and other Western societies hadn’t quite adopted the same macho testosterone-fuelled as present in the football changing rooms, allowing the States to spearhead, coin and shape the now-controversial term into what was one of the many stereotypes of the popular subculture of ‘jocks’.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Filthy
The Best (and Worst) Internet in the World
The internet drives almost every aspect of modern life, more so in developed countries than not. Everything from the phones in our pockets to the watches on our wrists, the fridges we use to the cars we drive. It’s a fast-changing, fast-developing world with broadband speeds only ever rising.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Futurism
A Crash Course on Curved Screens
Curved TV screens are one of those novelties of the 21st century that not many people quite understand. When we thought normal screens were good enough; higher pixel density, higher dynamic range and larger size, things were changed drastically. The flat screen still exists, but now with a glowing new cousin – the curved monitor. Whilst I won’t be buying one any time soon, namely due to the fact that I can’t really find a spare $12,000 without selling one of my organs, there is no denying curved TVs will be the future ‘norm’ as manufacturing and purchasing prices eventually drop.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Futurism
The Atomic Age of Technology
Fallout 4 is one of my favourite video games of all time for one obviously-giant reason, its set in the 1950s, which is conveniently my favourite era of humanity. Without recognising the disgusting oppression of females and ethnic minorities that plagues the decade, everything was ‘perfect’. Of course, whilst these two subjugations are arguably what fuelled the perfect ‘American Way’, the Civil Rights movement made incredible steps towards equality and fairness – whilst there’s still issues to iron out, most of the ‘old ways’ are gone.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Futurism
If You Watch Porn, Are You Cheating?
Whilst researching for article ideas, spanning the most far-fetched technological news of the day to sexual tales on tiny message boards, I found one intriguing title, “Is Pornography Adultery?” Normally, I’d skip right past such seemingly-clickbait titles, dismissing it as another extremists attempt at internet viral fame and controversy, but this was different. It was a genuine intrigue, a genuine exploration of the belief that viewing pornography in a relationship, without the consent or knowledge of your partner, constitutes as cheating.
By Benjamin Wareing7 years ago in Filthy
