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The Conscience of Silicon Valley
“Tech oracle Jaron Lanier warned us all about the evils of social media. Too few of us listened. Now, in the most chaotic of moments, his fears—and his bighearted solutions—are more urgent than ever.”
Posted inQuotes
When Boomers Must Zoom
“A friend who teaches at another university tells me that a new Yiddish word has been invented: oysgezoomt, ‘over-exposed to Zoom,’ as in ‘Ich bin azoy oysgezoomt!’ (‘I’m so done with Zoom!’)”
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Reading List, Story
What We Remember: A Reading List on Archives
Why do we keep what we keep — and who decides? An archivist digs and collects longreads on how objects and materials shape public memory.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Essays & Criticism, Food, Highlight, Quotes
Godspeed Your Journey to the Great PlayPlace In the Sky
“Once the love-language of a brand to its audience, the place of a modern mascot has never been less sure-footed.”
Posted inStory
Celebrating Bitch Magazine: A Reading List
A writer traces her own feminist journey as she reflects on the forthcoming shutdown of Bitch Media.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Justin Townes Earl: The Saint of Lost Causes
Fellow singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield, who frequently toured with Earle, described his gift more simply: “He was able to explain trouble better than most.”
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Yes, The US Government Spies on US Journalists
“If we do not know what our government is doing, we cannot hold it accountable. If we do know, our enemies know too. That can be dangerous.”
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quotes
Don’t Pretend Like You Don’t Love Wikipedia
Without it, you’d have to actually, y’know, be productive.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
The ‘Accidental Hero’ Who Saved the Internet from WannaCry
“That’s when her son came upstairs and told her, a little uncertainly, that he seemed to have stopped the worst malware attack the world had ever seen.”
