The Black Mirror creator invents exciting products to transform your life – from the workout that makes you feel like a saint to the world’s cleverest toilet I don’t know if you’ve noti...
As the anthology series Black Mirror returns, its creator explains what fuels the show’s twisted tales – and tells us where we’re going wrong with technology A sadistic version of The X F...
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/oct/14/charlie-brooker-black-mirror-tinder-pokemon-go
We’ve had the bloodletting of the Ed Wedding. Now we’ve got the full-fat Tory government that virtually no one predicted It was supposed to be more complicated. After the vote, they said we...
What sort of person can’t decide who to vote for, but can rate how much they like whatever they’re hearing out of five, and wants to sit there tapping a button accordingly? As the general el...
For somebody who did less for Britain than, say, Olly Murs, we’re making a dreadful fuss of our late monarch Who’s your favourite dead king? For me it’s a toss-up between King Henry VIII (...
The prime minister has refused to go head-to-head with Ed Miliband – and the multi-party debate we are getting will be a 90-minute cry for help on behalf of the democratic system Last week, G...
Researchers have created a version of Mario that experiences basic emotions – now he needs a purpose that affects the real world • It’s-a-me, Mario! And soon I’ll be playing my games wi...
Products I’ve made up for the sheer giddy thrill of it include Total Farage Plus, which skilfully Photoshops the Ukip leader into whatever you’re looking at This week it’s the Consumer El...
From flooding to Benefits Street, the rise of Ukip to the Apple Watch, the year was filled with huge, grim events. We could all use a lie-down over Christmas So 2014’s almost done, and unless ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/22/goodbye-cruel-2014-we-promise-not-to-miss-you
The John Lewis and Sainsbury’s ads have kickstarted an earlier-than-ever festive season in which we’ll shop or click our way to bankruptcy chasing 15% off the top Christmas products. But bewa...
If the fashion industry truly cared about the future of our planet, it would issue a solitary line of unisex, one-size-fits-all smocks, then shut down for good So then. Alongside “eating a sa...
It’s a stealth adventure with nowhere to hide and hundreds of respawning enemies waiting to attack you the moment you stand out in any way I haven’t always been the kind of man who plays vid...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/20/gamergate-internet-toughest-game-woman-enemies
Exaggeration is the official language of the internet. Only the most strident statements have any impact. Oversteer and oversell, all the time The other day I was talking to a music fan who’d ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/06/internet-hyperbole-charlie-brooker
The all-new iPhones and Apple Watch can be easily avoided but there’s no escaping iOS 8 The past few weeks haven’t been great for Apple. First they were implicated in the stolen celebrity nu...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/22/apple-software-updates-iphone-watch-ios-8
The first rule of panic mode is you don’t talk about panic mode. And this is purely for personal reasons, but I don’t want Scotland to reject us It used to be unthinkable. Now it’s thinkab...
Russia v Ukraine, Isis, Boris Johnson, Cliff Richard and Ebola – there's not much to be cheerful about right now, though the ice bucket challenge is working overtime Ah. Right. Looks like I pi...
I decided to introduce my son to video games. We soon found one he liked … and I mean really, really liked So I decided to introduce my two-year-old son to the world of video games. Before you...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/11/want-to-silence-a-two-year-old-charlie-brooker
Ukip has made thousands from merchandise on its online store. What could the other parties learn from it? It can't be easy trying to fund a political movement in the current climate, when politi...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/28/ukip-merchandise-other-parties-charlie-brooker
The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers bill is the most tedious outrage ever, right down to the dreary acronym. But oh, the horrors it will bring … David Cameron cares about your safety. ...
Facebook's emotion study reveals it is hopelessly disconnected from emotional reality: that people get upset when people they care about are unhappy • Alex Hern: The final straw for Facebook? ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/30/facebook-evil-emotional-study-charlie-brooker