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Category Archives: The Times
Cyberspace has everted…
Cyberspace, not so long ago, was a specific elsewhere, one we visited periodically, peering into it from the familiar physical world. Now cyberspace has everted. Turned itself inside out. Colonized the physical. Making Google a central and evolving structural unit … Continue reading
How to end the great recession…
Policies that generate more widely shared prosperity lead to stronger and more sustainable economic growth — and that’s good for everyone. The rich are better off with a smaller percentage of a fast-growing economy than a larger share of an … Continue reading
Roger Ebert, still cooking…
Roger Ebert is one of my heroes. He is a great writer, a straight talker and a thoughtful man. He is a recovering alcoholic, knows everything there is to know about movies and is pretty funny too. He also had … Continue reading
When opinion equals fact, truth becomes irrelevant…
While I support American individualism, I think it has perhaps gone a little too far. I’m talking about the modern notion that somehow everyone’s opinion is as valid and deserving of respect as even the die-hard, proven-with-evidence facts. And questioning … Continue reading
Your brain on computers…
The New York Times reports today that your brain needs downtime from all the digital devices that permeate our lives: television, smart phones, laptops, iPads, e-readers, video games, ad infinitum. Apparently, the “downtime lets the brain go over experiences it’s … Continue reading
I could almost eat this picture!
My only question is: Why haven’t I eaten one of these pies yet? Time to pay a visit to Scratch in Durham, NC. [via We Made It Ourselves | Scratch Pies - T Magazine Blog - NYTimes.com.]
A case of assault and baggery…
Twitter is abuzz with the story of the JetBlue flight attendant who yesterday got fed up with an impatient passenger who stood up before the “Fasten Seatbelt” sign turned off. He cursed out all the passengers on the PA system … Continue reading
Today I am reading… A Discarded Chair Finds Its Way Home Again
Lives – A Discarded Chair Finds Its Way Home Again – NYTimes.com: This was my favorite piece from the New York Times Sunday Magazine this week.
I am, therefore I am…
Much hand-wringing in the New York Times Sunday Magazine this morning about Twitter: I Tweet, Therefore I Am. Is Twitter taking us out of the moment? Is Twitter obliging us to always play a role for our audience of tweeps? … Continue reading
Who Cooked the Planet?
By itself, however, greed wouldn’t have triumphed. It needed the aid of cowardice — above all, the cowardice of politicians who know how big a threat global warming poses, who supported action in the past, but who deserted their posts … Continue reading
