CurlsAndCommas
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As CurlsAndCommas, I write about the gold industry. My dad spent 30 years in the mines. I grew up hearing stories at the dinner table. Now I write about the industry that raised me. All angles, sometimes tech, science, nature, fashion...
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There Is Gold in Your Pocket Right Now and It Is Doing Something Remarkable. AI-Generated.
A repair technician in a workshop off Tottenham Court Road in London holds a dead smartphone under a microscope. The screen cracked. The battery failed. The phone is done.
By CurlsAndCommasabout 9 hours ago in FYI
There Are Tree That Literally Grow Gold and Scientists Are Obsessed. AI-Generated.
I remember the exact moment I stopped thinking about gold the way everyone else does. I was standing in a sun-drenched clearing, watching the way afternoon light moved through the canopy above me, turning every leaf translucent and warm. It looked, genuinely, like the trees were glowing.
By CurlsAndCommasabout 11 hours ago in History
The Dress That Broke the Internet Was Gold and Nobody Could Agree on Why. AI-Generated.
She walked into the room and everything stopped. Not because of her confidence or music that was playing, though there was plenty of that. Everything stopped because of the dress. Floor-length, liquid, blazing gold, it caught every light in the room and threw it straight back.
By CurlsAndCommasa day ago in Art
The Mining Camp That Runs Like a Small City. AI-Generated.
The alarm goes off, outside is still dark, and the air carries that particular cool that only exists just before the world wakes up. Somewhere across the camp, the kitchen lights are already blazing and steam is rising from enormous pots. By the time the first shift arrives at the gate, breakfast is ready for hundreds.
By CurlsAndCommasa day ago in FYI
When Stone Meets Style. AI-Generated.
The first time I held a piece of raw gold still nestled in quartz, it did not shimmer politely. It caught the light in uneven flashes, like a secret smile from inside the stone. My fingers traced its rough ridges, and I realised that perfection can feel far more alive when it refuses to be polished smooth.
By CurlsAndCommasa day ago in Art
Gold Does Something to Your Brain That No Other Colour Can. AI-Generated.
I was in a shop last week looking at two almost identical necklaces. One was silver. One was gold. Same design, same weight, same price. I picked up the gold one without even thinking about it.
By CurlsAndCommas3 days ago in Art
