Thought leadership on the most important issues of the Internet generation.
Can we stop saying ‘first world problems’?
Everyone around the world loses jobs, gets heartbroken, burns toast in the morning, and misses the 6am train.
On Jan 20, 2015 by Carlo Aaron
7 tips to using your phone on public transportation without being that jerk everyone hates
Please don’t be that person.
On Jan 20, 2015 by S.E. Smith
7 times government crackdowns on free speech went disastrously wrong
Silencing dissent only has the opposite effect.
On Jan 16, 2015 by S.E. Smith
5 reasons ‘The Lego Movie’ was the best animated film of 2014
No matter what the Oscars think, it was tops in our hearts.
On Jan 16, 2015 by Chris Osterndorf
The unforgivable ‘Selma’ snubs show the Oscars still have a racism problem
Black people continue to ride at the back of the bus in Hollywood.
On Jan 15, 2015 by Nico Lang
It’s time to stop using the ‘T-word’
Transphobic slurs aren’t funny.
On Jan 15, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Why we need to talk about incest
The rise of Gyllencest has grossed people out, but the incest fantasy is firmly ingrained in our cultural history.
On Jan 14, 2015 by EJ Dickson
The 7 biggest lies you’ve been told about hacking
It’s time to clear up a few things.
On Jan 14, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
5 reasons 2015 will be the end of clickbait
It’s reign might finally be over.
On Jan 14, 2015 by Chris Grouchy
The problem with #JeSuisCharlie
Terrorism isn’t justified—but neither is racism.
On Jan 13, 2015 by Patrick M. Decarlo
Why we care how many inches Justin Bieber is (or isn’t) packing in his Calvin Klein ad
Bieber’s crotch was likely enhanced in his Calvin Klein ad, but does it matter?
On Jan 13, 2015 by S.E. Smith
I got doxed by Anonymous
Here’s what happened when I tried to write about Rehtaeh Parsons.
On Jan 12, 2015 by Bex vanKoot
Get off OkCupid if you want to find a date
I have some advice for you on how to use online dating sites: start with not using them.
On Jan 10, 2015 by Dale Sylvae
In defense of ‘social justice warriors’
They’re at their keyboards and they’re ready to rumble.
On Jan 10, 2015 by Tile Wolfe
I wish Madonna had never discovered Instagram
What happens when a former pop idol sinks into irrelevance.
On Jan 9, 2015 by DJ Louie XIV
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