Matt Raymond got hooked on the adrenaline rush of proximity to fame.
An Email From My Father
September 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tom Fiffer longs to hear the ping of a new text message or email: the one that would let him know his father got his message and is replying.
Not Everything Should Be Shared Publicly
September 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
On gay fathers, insight from the straight-partner point of view is very different than from the child’s point of view. A mother-son dialogue from The Gay Dad Project.
Off The Grid
August 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Robert Levithan travels to Turkey and unplugs from everything. He strives to live in the moment, until he has to return to his world of emails, Skype calls, and constant communication.
Don’t Fear the Fad
August 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Just because something is a fad does not necessarily make it a bad investment.
Love the Sinner
August 24, 2012 by 7 Comments
Growing up and moving on are terrifying enough. They are scarier still when everyone else stays behind.
We Are All Pussy Riot, We Are All Waiting To Happen
August 20, 2012 by 26 Comments
Pussy Riot’s battle in Russia has revitalized the political backbone of the punk community, but it has also transcended punk.
It’s All Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating …
August 9, 2012 by 8 Comments
Seán Flynn on the end of American Empire, and how the internet is more like the Catholic Church than you imagined.
Why “Unbirthing” Is Good For Everybody
August 6, 2012 by 3 Comments
Is it too late in the game to say “the internet changes things?” I know that’s very late-nineties-trend-piece of me, but it’s still going on and we’re still discovering what it means. Our dull, meaty monkey brains just move so much slower than the things we make with them. So, for now, I’m going to [...]
30 Days Without Social Media: The Wrap Up
July 27, 2012 by 4 Comments
Collin Slattery learns which kinds of connections fulfill, and which are unsatisfying in comparison, in his experiment in avoiding social media.
Do It Yourself, America
July 25, 2012 by 12 Comments
In a world where anyone can watch fifteen ways to sharpen a hand saw or to build a rail gun, is craftsmanship lost?
Blackmail in the Digital Age
July 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
How would one conduct blackmail in the digital age, in which the idea of an ‘original copy’ is meaningless? Carl Pettit considers this theoretical dilemma.
Life Without Regret: There’s an App For That
July 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Living a life without regret? Help is available.
Worldwide Porn Supply Threatened by Internet Vulnerabilities*
July 11, 2012 by 3 Comments
Thaddeus Howze explains how the Internet is threatened by a number of very real vulnerabilities.
Facebook Ghosts
July 11, 2012 by 6 Comments
When someone dies, should their Facebook page go on without them?
“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”
This is a comment by CJ on the post “What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?”