Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey

Writer, New York City

Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey writes on American history, technology, media and music. He produces ‘The Last Archive’ at Pushkin Industries and lives in New York City.

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Written by Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey

Black-and-white photo of people reading scripts into a CBS microphone in a radio studio, with musicians in the background.

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Stories and literature

What War of the Worlds did

The uncanny realism of Orson Welles’s radio play crystallised a fear of communication technology that haunts us today

Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey

Architectural rendering of a futuristic indoor space with glass ceiling, open floors, greenery, people exercising and socialising.

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Cities

Work imitates life

The utopian workplace is here, complete with roof gardens, therapists and time to nap. Can the employee ever escape?

Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey