From the monthly archives:
October 2009
Media
The only thing I’d add to this is that the obsession of some over Mediaite’s “Power Grid” pretty much confirms something I’ve long suspected—That of
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Culture
“Libraries raised me,” Mr. Bradbury said. “I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don’t have any money. When
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Media
This wiki-oligarchy presents its own sort of dangers. The movers and shakers of Wikipedia are largely hidden from public view and unaccountable for editorial decisions.
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Science
Although this field of study is only a few years old, it’s already made important progress toward identifying the mental traits that allow some people
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Media
This, then, is the goal: a system of news that realizes Dewey’s prescient notion—a framework that combines the participatory value of passionate belief with the
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