Mixed-media editorial collage illustrating the article When Peace Becomes Suspicious : Useful Idiots? by Gregg the Artivist. On the left, a portrait of Gregg Hone wearing black glasses and a red T-shirt looks thoughtfully upwards. Behind him, a crowd of peace demonstrators gathers in front of a historic European building, carrying red flags and a placard displaying the peace symbol. Large distressed red lettering reads “USEFUL IDIOTS?” with the subtitle “When Peace Becomes Suspicious” beneath it. A red circular Gregg the Artivist logo appears near the top. Torn newspaper fragments on the right contain questions including “Russian propaganda?”, “NATO expansion?”, “Security risk?” and “Whose side are you on?”. Additional collage elements include watchful eyes, a historical portrait circled in red, a military tank and a NATO emblem. The artwork uses layered paper textures, paint splatters and contrasting red, blue, black and cream colours to evoke political scrutiny, media narratives and the tension between peace activism and national security.
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Useful Idiots: When Peace Becomes Suspicious

Gregg Hone
1 day ago
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Wide cinematic website hero image for Activism and Algorithms. Gregg the Artivist looks at a phone in front of a dark grungy background filled with algorithmic overlays, social media metrics, declining reach numbers, restricted content warnings, network patterns, protest imagery and phrases about attention, outrage, addiction and dependency. A faded Gregg the Artivist logo appears behind him, suggesting the tension between activist visibility, platform power, digital dependency and meaningful impact.
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Activism and Algorithms

Gregg Hone
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After taking part in a Spanish and Dutch research group on activists and algorithms, I found myself sitting with a deeper question. Are activists...

Featured image for the READ article Care, in All Its Messiness. Two small rescued baby pigeons sit closely together on a folded dark towel while a hand gently cradles them from above. Part of a laptop sits to the right with the Gregg the Artivist logo visible on the screen. The lighting is warm and low, creating an intimate, calm, editorial feel that reflects the article’s themes of tenderness, interruption, and care.
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Care in All Its Messiness

Gregg Hone
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After several heavy, world focused pieces, this week’s READ turns to something quieter and much smaller. But not smaller in meaning. When two baby...

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