April 22, 2020

Wait … Is Twitter Good Now?

ImageCredit…The New York Times We spend a lot of our days chatting with each other about things we see online, trying to make sense of it […]
March 10, 2020

Looking for a Cozy Refuge From Coronavirus Talk? Stay Offline

ImageCredit…The New York Times We spend a lot of our days chatting with each other about things we see online, trying to make sense of it […]
December 2, 2019

‘Free, Melania’: 6 Takeaways

Where the first lady, Melania Trump, is concerned, theories abound. From morning-show hosts to Twitter pundits to protest poster artists, everyone has an opinion: Mrs. Trump […]
November 26, 2019

What Makes a ‘Narrative Violation’?

There’s an easy way to sound smart and edgy in the tech world: First, identify a broad idea that people seem to agree on. Then, cherry-pick […]
December 14, 2017

Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2017

Advertisement It would be fair to argue that the internet was, for the most part, a rancid stew of awful in 2017. But it wasn’t all […]
April 19, 2017

Disruptions: How the Netflix Show ‘13 Reasons Why’ Led to Memes, T-Shirts and Debate

In response to “13 Reasons Why,” a 13-episode Netflix show about a high school student who commits suicide, teenage Twitter users are going at each other […]
March 25, 2017

Future Tense: The Perverse Thrill of Chaotic Times

Future Tense By TEDDY WAYNE For all the rational appeal of peace and stability, Americans have a powerful attraction to calamity and disruption. World War II […]
November 12, 2016

Breaking Up With Twitter

Twitter, the well-known but less-well-used social network of 140-character quips about the news, is polarizing. You’re either an addict, or you don’t get it. And if […]