January 2012
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December 2011
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What Nail-Polish Sales Tell Us About the Economy -... →
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Twitter Is Driving Everybody Insane (Especially... →
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November 2011
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my mortifying month - a grammar →
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The Entrepreneurial Generation - NYTimes.com →
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October 2011
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Indie Grown-Ups →
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Thanksgiving When You’re Broke and Alone –... →
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Washingtonian Magazine - Dining and Restaurants,... →
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theatlanticvideo:
A Thriller About the ‘Weird Loneliness of the Internet’
Adam Butcher’s Internet Story is a tale of mystery and suspense, set in the bizarre world of online message boards and YouTube videos. The story begins when an anonymous Internet user creates an elaborate, puzzle-ridden treasure hunt based on an old Chaucer story. I won’t ruin the ending, but I’ll say that as the video...
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: I’m So Digital. →
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September 2011
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Remembering a Relationship, One Chat at a Time -... →
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Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of...
– William James, quoted in “Habit” (The American Scholar)
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August 2011
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The country has become like a couple in denial over a failing marriage. Rather...
– Lee Siegel, “The Personal Is Too Political” (More Intelligent Life)
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How Google Dominates Us →
“Google is where we go for answers. People used to go elsewhere or, more likely, stagger along not knowing.”
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July 2011
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We live in a world where it’s all about Twitter, Facebook and now, now, now. I...
– Gilles Paquet-Brenner, in “‘Sarah’s Key’ Director On Why History Must Go Deeper Than Twitter’” (WSJ)
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