February 12, 2016
“If Social Media Wasn’t a Thing”: The Sanctity of Reading Time
A recent This American Life episode offers a glimpse into the social politics surrounding teenage girls’ Instagram use. Of the three teens who lend their voices to this segment, Ira […]
July 31, 2013
Digital Artifacts
The books and films of the world are going digital. As we digitize, whether in the name of preservation or access (usually it’s both), we make new texts and images. […]
December 13, 2010
Thanks, 2010.
In the winter, I light more candles, drink more coffee, and read more lists. I love year-end lists, even that frantic feeling they impart: that I should have read more, […]
September 13, 2010
Dog-eared De-dreamification
As I’m writing this, my partner is reading in a chair nearby and underlining with such ferocity that it sounds more like he’s coloring entire pages black rather than marking […]