Tauriq Moosa
The Guardian
Cape Town, WC, South Africa
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Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One review – a gripping interactive detective drama
The detective returns to his childhood island home to solve an elegant series of cases in this lively open-world story → Read More
Why detective video games are the perfect way to experience a mystery
Detective fiction tells a story pieced together by some clever person – and in a video game, that’s you → Read More
Why Mass Effect is some of the best sci-fi ever made
By turns as cerebral as Star Trek, as hopeful as Asimov and as dramatic as Battlestar Galactica, the video game series deserves a place among the sci-fi greats → Read More
She fights every 'troll, psycho and perv' she can find – and uses the law to do it
After grappling with a ‘psycho ex’ of her own, Goldberg takes a stand for victims of online harassment, deepfakes and revenge porn → Read More
'Success would’ve been three grand': the gamer who raised $340,000 for a trans charity
HBomberguy’s marathon 57-hour gaming session attracted the attention of the industry and celebrities alike. We meet the man trying to counter the growing tide of the manosophere and alt-right → Read More
Inside ‘Channel Zero,’ the Best Horror Show You’re Not Watching
SYFY’s horror anthology series ‘Channel Zero,’ which returns for its fourth season Friday, tells us to look at what we think we love and know, and asks us: ‘But do you?’ → Read More
The Uselessness Of Political Correctness –
"Political Correctness" is an easy way to dismiss arguments about marginalization. For better or worse, it's time we gave it up. → Read More
Tired Of Being Tired All The Time –
“The lines stitched into highways; the never-ending seams, on roads that are less travelled, dividing you and me. I wish I could unravel, the fabric in-between, and tear away the distance, to bring… → Read More
It Is Not The Job Of The Oppressed To Sit With Our Oppressors
It should never be the oppressed who must manage the pain of an oppressor realizing his wrongfulness. → Read More
The Devastating Irony Of Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Comments
Trump’s hatred comes from the same place that brought African countries here in the first place. → Read More
Neo-Nazis are trying to spread hatred through comedy. This isn’t funny
It’s never OK to laugh at racist jokes - it’s how neo-Nazi websites try to normalise their message, says South African writer Tauriq Moosa → Read More
Nazis as the bad guys in videogames? How is that controversial?
White grievance is on the rise even in the non-real world, as criticism of the latest Wolfenstein game demonstrates, writes Tauriq Moosa → Read More
The Damning Moral Consequences Of Twitter’s Refusal To Ban Trump
Trump’s North Korea tweets are a frightening violation of Twitter’s rules. Why is the social-media giant staying mum? → Read More
Stalking, actually: why men who reject rejection are not romantic heroes
Sitcoms and films teach men to view women as property. This behaviour is creepy, not romantic, writes the blogger Tauriq Moosa → Read More
The Ethics Of Doxing Nazis –
These are dangerous people with poisonous ideas. But is it moral to release their identities to the world at large? → Read More
The Ethics Of Doxing Nazis –
These are dangerous people with poisonous ideas. But is it moral to release their identities to the world at large? → Read More
eSports are real sports. It’s time for the Olympic video games
eSports already draws huge audiences with or without the IOC’s approval, writes ethics, technology and pop culture blogger Tauriq Moosa → Read More
The Despicable Slut-Shaming of the First Female Doctor Who
Almost as soon as Jodie Whittaker was announced as the first-ever female Doctor Who, British tabloids saw fit to publish nude photos of her. This is a pattern we know all too well. → Read More
Trump’s Use Of ‘Law And Order’ To Further White Supremacy Is Nothing New
There’s a long and ugly history of ‘law and order’ being wielded to maintain dangerous power structures. → Read More
Brandon Vezmar Is No ‘Hero’–He’s The Epitome Of Male Entitlement
A man who sues a woman for texting should make you uncomfortable, not cheer for him as a “warrior” for civilized society. → Read More