Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
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Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
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Total Depravity: The Origins of the Drug Epidemic in Appalachia Laid Bare
In an excerpt from his essay collection, Australian journalist Richard Cooke reports on the American opioid crisis through the astonished eyes of a foreigner visiting steel and coal country.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Nonfiction
Is 2018 the Year We Step Away From Social Media?
Spending long periods of time reading people argue with one another on the internet can be wearying. So why do we do it?
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‘Our Minds Can Be Hijacked’: The Tech Insiders Who Fear a Smartphone Dystopia
After having epiphanies about the downsides of persuasive design, several young creators of addictive smartphone technology abandon their posts at Google, Twitter, and Facebook to try to become part of the solution.
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Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter Three: The Widow’s Tale
When LaVoy Finicum was shot by law enforcement, the anti-government movement called him a martyr. That message is spreading.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Silicon Valley’s Spin Master
After helping shape the public image of numerous tech companies, Margit Wennmachers is now helping shape the story of Silicon Valley itself.
Posted inBooks, investigations, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘The Most Versatile Criminal In History’
Journalist Evan Ratliff has uncovered the shocking reach of Paul Le Roux’s criminal enterprise — a global network of pawns, most of whom were unaware of the full extent of the empire.
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You Are the Product
Facebook is really in the surveillance business, and it uses our data to market us stuff. Mark Zuckerberg wants to make sure you don’t know this, because if you did, why would you still use Facebook?
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Cataloguing the Detritus of Relationships Past
Essayist Leslie Jamison visits Zagreb’s Museum of Broken Relationships.
