Prometheus (2012): Still Searching
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the …
Category Archives: technology
Book Trailers: Ads, Lure, and Paradox
Watched any good book trailers lately? No, not movies, books. Book trailers… they’ve been around since 2003. You might be aware …
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle, Part 2
Part 2 of Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together presents the networked self. Turkle has been called ‘the anthropologist of cyberspace.’ Her …
Alone Together by Sherry Turkle, Part 1
Sherry Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT, the founder …
While we wait…
While we wait, the world spins. Tweets flood my screen by the second, as the revolutionary flame spreads, earthquake strikes, …
eReaders, iPad, and Home Literacy
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk?” — Albert …
Alone Again… Unnaturally
A year ago around this time, I wrote the post ‘No Texting for Lent and The End of Solitude’. It …
The Great Gatsby on my iPhone
Two years ago I posted about reading Pride and Prejudice on my BlackBerry. At that time, I was receiving free …
Edward Hopper, William Safire: The Visual and the Word
If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint. In general it can be said …
Copyright Infringement
Arti is going through the most depressing blogging experience at the moment. No, it’s not the Blog Stats, or the …
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. I’m glad we still celebrate poetry in this day of ephemeral twittering. W. H. Auden …
No Texting for Lent and The End of Solitude
Roman Catholic Bishops in Italy have added some contemporary relevance in the fasting tradition during Lent: High Tech Fast. The …
