Archive: 2012
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Democracy: Armageddon
The latest Rasmussen report finds that only five percent of "Likely U.S. Voters" rate the job Congress is doing as good or excellent. When Mike Huckabee went on Fox and Friends last month he noted th
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Our Exceptional Age of Technology?
Nowadays it is almost common to see young children, even infants, with some sort of gadget in their hands. Additionally, they are exposed to media that is not physically in their hands: television, m
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Old Standards; New Designs in Storytelling
I started listening to Radiolab per the recommendation of John Biewen, American RadioWorks producer and Director of Duke's Center for Documentary Studies. Biewen edited a book recently called "Reality
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Digital Diet
Are you a technology vegetarian or a digital carnivore? In order to find out, I decided to keep track of my digital diet for a week. Compared to estimates by Clay Johnson, author of The Information D
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Why I might no longer be a vegetarian
My path toward vegetarianism was well-established by the time I left for college. For more than a decade now I have eschewed the consumption of animals. Through spats of veganism and many years of sub
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Continental Comparisons: How Well Did We Really Fare in 2011?
On the evening of January 24th, 2012, as millions of Americans were glued to their television screens watching President Obama’s third State of the Union, another topic was on the mind of citizens in
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Leibovitz's Journey at the Smithsonian
In the spirit of the (lunar) New Year, I have a confession to make. For having lived in such an arts rich cities over the course of my lifetime, my museum attendance has been less than impressive. (
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On (im)Materiality and Film
Being that this is my last-ever semester of graduate school (!), I’m making a point this term to indulge myself academically. (Carpe diem, and so forth.) So, being the film lover that I am, I decided
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Brian Eno Wrote Every Song I Listen To
Ok, so he didn’t. He did, though, have a hand or two in the architecture of today's music culture. Brian Eno is a musician, producer, singer/songwriter, visual artist, innovator, and teacher, among o
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The Wild Ways of the Web
There’s a common and pervasive trope about online discourse – a person’s relative ability to uphold a level of anonymity may lead to uncivil, reckless, imprudent and unsubstantiated claims and argume
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