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A list of Sower's favourite things from March

A round-up of our favourite media from the month.
Libby Langhorn, Jack McGovan 01 Apr 2026
A screenshot of gameplay. There are characters on the left and right, they're outside near a building and some palm trees. Gameplay elements are in the centre.

Why a small indie game developer put Palestinian liberation before profit

A small indie game developer joined the No Games for Genocide campaign, even though it meant giving a significant chunk of money back to Microsoft.
Jack McGovan 25 Mar 2026
Book cover of The Arrogant Ape. A cracked statue of a man takes centre stage, with a range of animals and plants in the bottom left.

Humanity has a superiority complex. It’s destroying the planet

In her book The Arrogant Ape, Harvard primatologist Christine Webb details humanity’s superiority complex—and how it’s destroying our planet.
Jack McGovan 19 Mar 2026
A view of Earth at night from space. You can see lights where there are urban areas.

The real climate impact of AI goes beyond resource consumption

Not only is AI harming our environment directly, it’s promoting the values that got us into the climate crisis in the first place.
Jack McGovan 11 Mar 2026
The book cover has a yellow background with "The King of Everything" at the top and "Jack Moody" at the bottom, both in black. There's a black cat in the centre surrounded by tentacles.

Choosing consumption over connection with nature is dooming us

Jack Moody’s The King of Everything shows us the dark underbelly of modern life, but also points to how we might survive it.
Jack McGovan 25 Feb 2026
A photograph of coloured bits of paper, representing the queer rainbow, layered on top of one another. Red on the left to purple on the right.

Queer people offer a glimpse into the future

The existence of queer people disproves the foundation of conservative ideology. That’s why they want to eradicate us.
Jack McGovan 18 Feb 2026
A picture of lots of potatoes together covered in soil.

Did Berlin really save 4000 tonnes of potatoes from the bin?

An initiative is distributing free potatoes around the city of Berlin, yet some say it’s more PR stunt than practical solution.
Jack McGovan 11 Feb 2026

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