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The Problem with Inattention
For Aeon.co, Frank Furedi, a sociologist and social commentator, has written an illuminating essay revealing that the battle against inattention and distractions has been going on since 1710. He sho…
A real beauty secret
A real beauty secret
Mapping Culture through a TV Competition
In a spunky article on theconversation.com, Katherine Meizel tallies up the impact of the American Idol TV show. She sees it as "a kind of guidebook for our entry into the 21st century." The show ha…
The International Word of the Year
Oxford Dictionaries has chosen "post-truth" as its international word of 2016. It is an adjective "relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping publ…
In Praise of Failures and Mediocrities
It's possible to stumble upon as essay on the Internet that shakes you to the core. That's what happened when I came across "In Praise of Bad Art (And Bad Saints)" on the Faith and Theology website …
Confronting Ageism
In 1968 gerontologist Robert Butler coined the term "ageism" to describe the many ways in which society discriminates against the old. Maggie Kuhn formed the Gray Panthers in 1972 as a network of ol…
Can't Remember Books, Movies, and TV Shows?
There used to be a time when information junkies like us could read a book, watch a movie, or a TV show and the next day share all about the storyline with family, friends, or colleagues. In a fasci…
Terms of Service
An examination of the shadow side of connections in this Social Media era.
Rewire
A persuasive case for global citizenship and the kind of connections that are life enriching.
Girl Model
A sad and cogent documentary about young girls exploited by the modeling industry.