From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Culture

The Mzungu Thing

The safer parts of Africa have become a workshop for high-concept philanthropy, wrapping adventurism in a veneer of charity.

via Alex Halperin, The Mzungu Thing

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Culture

A Short Manifesto on the Future of Attention

So this is what it’s come to: when an attention gift economy seems more practical and sustainable than an exchange economy for information commodities[.]

via …

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Culture

Treasuring the Artifacts of Publishing

Is the screen the new paper? Will publishing houses go the way of the old-fashioned record store? Is digital delivery the new bookstore? Is Google

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