“The Problem with Apu” and the FCC
Meenasarani Linde Murugan on how the broadening of South Asian media representations could be threatened by the FCC's decision on net neutrality.
Science & Technology
"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein
The Engineers and the Political System
In a way that was never the case for previous generations, engineering today is politics, and politics engineering.
On the Front Lines of Climate Change
Todd Miller’s new book about climate migrancy and border security.
Computation de Texte
James Edward Draney on Dennis Tenen's "Plain Text: The Poetics of Computation."
The Trouble with Big Science
Jim Kozubek on the potential problems of profiteering in biotech.
Moody Genes
Taylor Beck reads Stephen P. Hinshaw's "Another Kind of Madness" through the lens of his own history with mental illness.
“Star Trek: Discovery” and the Dream of Future Fuels
Karen Pinkus contemplates “Star Trek: Discovery” and the future of fuel.
Video Games, Capitalism, and Dreams: An Interview with Alfie Bown
Łukasz Muniowski talks to Alfie Bown about video games, VR, psychoanalysis, and his new book, “The Playstation Dreamworld.”
Zeitgeist to Obsolete: Rewinding the Walkman’s Inverted Cinderella Story
The Walkman revolutionized music listening, creating personal experiences in public spaces.
The Organ of the Universe: On Living with Tinnitus
Alex Landragin on tinnitus as a burden and an existential clarion call.
Electronic Literature’s Contemporary Moment: Breeze and Campbell’s “All the Delicate Duplicates”
James O’Sullivan finds magic and meaning in “All the Delicate Duplicates,” a work of electronic literature by Mez Breeze and Andy Campbell.
Pirates, Democracy, and the Digital Revolution
Roslyn Fuller considers the Pirate Party's recent success in Iceland and whether it could signal a new path in American politics.
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