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We are cruel. We always have been. The Internet did not make us so

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We didn’t start the flame war. Scandalous satirical pamphlets were once cranked out by writers and sold at train stations,…

FBI admits flaws in hair analysis over decades

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So what if a WaPo story about huge flaws in FBI lab testimony shakes the foundation of the justice system,…

Wander (1974) — a lost mainframe game is found!

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Interesting news for historians of digital culture. I had no direct knowledge of this game. I want to learn more…

Undergrad Danielle Sidoti Nails an Oral Interpretation/Analysis of “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy

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In my online "American Literature" class, I recorded several video and audio lectures, which students listened to and responded to…

Adventure | T.M. Camp

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Great story of nerdiness and discovery and friendship, focusing on the author's adult memories of his love for a particular…

Maybe Star Wars 7 won’t suck, but I’m not holding my breath.

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I was burned in 1999 when I saw The Phantom Menace. Burned bad. And then what was left of my…

All of Your Co-Workers are Gone: Story, Substance, and the Empathic Puzzler

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However, running parallel to the evolution of these [graphic] games was a family of explicitly, un- ashamedly narrative titles. Colossal…

What Part of “No, Totally” Don’t You Understand?

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English continues to evolve. I noticed this construction several times today.“No, totally.” “No, definitely.” “No, exactly.” “No, yes.” These curious…

R.I.P. Blogging, Killed By Screenshorts

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Are screenshorts slowly killing blogging as we know it? For some things, I think so, because it’s an easier and…

Apple’s new diverse emoji are even more problematic than before

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This author did a great job articulating the unease I felt when I learned about Apple's racially diverse emoji. I don't…