Recently the New York Times wrote this great article about all of the problems in Donald Trump’s White House©, as evidenced by a continued torrent of leaks and gossip from disenchanted staffers. The article included this colorful line: “When Mr. Trump is not watching television in his bathrobe or on his phone reaching out to old campaign… Continue reading Buzzfeed posted my Donald Trump tweet. Life goal accomplished.
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Eddie Award win!
A few weeks ago my work in Sync Magazine was nominated for an Eddie Award and at the awards luncheon in New York earlier this week, I took home the Eddie Award for best technology article.
Eddie Award nomination
I got fun news this week that my article, “The Science of Persuasion,” in Sync magazine was nominated for a 2016 Eddie Award in the B2B technology category. Maybe I’ll win, maybe I won’t. But hey, nice.
The ethics of lifelogging
Head over to the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy to check out my new article on the ethics of “lifelogging,” the technology you voluntarily choose to record and archive everything you do. Some people have the blessing of a photographic memory, and lifelogging technologies have the potential to bring average people up to at… Continue reading The ethics of lifelogging
I was interviewed about my student debt
Like most in my generation and my caste, I went into my 20s loaded with student debt. Some of it was mine and most of it was my wife’s. As partners, we’ve spent our entire 6+ years of marriage working our asses off to get out of the hole. We’ve worked overtime, through many weekends, and… Continue reading I was interviewed about my student debt
New cover story for Profile Magazine
I have a new cover story for Profile Magazine with Allie Hope of Virgin Hotels. It’s not online yet, but here’s a picture of the cover. Stay tuned.
New issue of Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac
A few years ago I was browsing the magazine racks at Quimby’s and came across Wolverine Farm’s Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac. The content ranged from creative to informative and I ended up writing an essay for them about my experience cycling in Chicago. The potholes, the asshole drivers, the expected civility. Due to various complications, the… Continue reading New issue of Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac
New piece for the Center for Digital Ethics & Policy
I have a new article up at Loyola University’s Center for Digital Ethics & Policy exploring the ethics of big data and pre-crime monitoring. Think Minority Report, but without Tom Cruise. Minority Report’s claims about free will could keep a philosophy class going for hours, but the real relevance of the film, as with any serious… Continue reading New piece for the Center for Digital Ethics & Policy
New essay in ‘Klaus Kinski: Beast of Cinema’
A few years ago I wrote an essay for a forthcoming book about the actor Klaus Kinski. My contribution involved the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, the problem of genius, and a handful of straight-to-video movies from the bottom shelf of the 1980s. After a few years in editorial limbo the book, Klaus Kinski, Beast of… Continue reading New essay in ‘Klaus Kinski: Beast of Cinema’
New book review in the Journal of Popular Film and Television
I have a new piece in the latest issue of the Journal of Popular Film and Television, a book review of Eric Ames’ somewhat-recently-released edited collection, Werner Herzog: Interviews. Because it’s an academic piece, the article costs $41 and the full journal costs $97. But HMU if you want a free version because IDGAF.
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