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May 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
A Public Option for the Internet
A new proposal outlines the way Democrats can make greater broadband access a reality.
May 2, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Why Is Everything So Hideous?
On the bad digital design we cannot escape
May 1, 2018
Anna Wiener
The Internet Women Made
Claire L. Evans’s new book is a bittersweet reminder that the internet used to be freer and more fun.
April 6, 2018
Sarah Jones
Who’s Afraid of David Hogg?
How an alternative medicine grifter became a leading voice in the online misinformation campaign against the Parkland survivors
April 4, 2018
Jo Livingstone
The Strange Online Aesthetic of the YouTube Shooting Suspect
What Nasim Najafi Aghdam’s social media content reveals about art and life on the internet
January 18, 2018
Jo Livingstone
Goodbye to Awl That
Why one of the best sites on the internet is gone for good
September 23, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Post-Literate American Presidency
Trump is truly the first TV president and a harbinger of the decline in intelligence to come in U.S. politics.
August 31, 2017
Navneet Alang
Turns Out Algorithms Are Racist
Artificial intelligence is becoming a greater part of our daily lives, but the technologies can contain dangerous biases and assumptions—and we're only beginning to understand the consequences.
August 25, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Mourning Diana Online
What it means for a dead princess to be immortalized in digital camp.
July 31, 2017
Clio Chang
The Emoji Deserves Better Than
The Emoji Movie
Perhaps the greatest crime of this widely panned movie is that it thinks emojis are for kids.
June 2, 2017
Navneet Alang
The Trump Administration Has Plans for Your Internet
Trump's new FCC chair, Ajit Pai, is on a mission to end net neutrality.
November 29, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Internet Archive is building a back-up to defend itself against Trump. In Canada.
October 24, 2016
Nicole Narea
The marriage of AT&T and Time Warner threatens internet freedom.
October 24, 2016
Jacob Silverman
Why Friday’s Massive Internet Outage Was So Scary
Hackers have turned our cheap electronic devices against us. And at this rate, it's only going to get worse.
September 16, 2016
Shontavia Johnson
The Science of Going Viral
What can memetics tell us about Internet culture?
August 17, 2016
Sven Birkerts
Werner Herzog Dreams of Electric Sheep
In his new documentary, the director turns his attention to the wonders of the internet.
June 20, 2016
Malcolm Harris
Who Are the Trolls?
A folklore expert tries to understand the people who ruin the internet.
June 15, 2016
Anna Wiener
The Meaning of Online Life
Virginia Heffernan's new book argues that the internet is a work of art.
May 10, 2016
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William Giraldi
Cruel Intentions
From the written letter to online commentary, the fine art of literary hate mail endures.
April 12, 2016
Clio Chang
Surprise, surprise: Women and minority journalists face the worst abuse from commenters.
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