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August 2013

August 08, 2013

ELSEWHERE: A Missed Connection for the Ages

It's interesting to think about literary genres "coming of age." Often it has to do...

August 06, 2013

Selfie Obsession: On Our Ongoing Attempts to Picture Our True Selves

According to a poll that Casey N. Cep cites in her delightful essay on selfies, about...

August 05, 2013

The Burka Avenger: Can She Save Western Entertainment as Well?

Sometimes you need a superhero to secure some education — and Pakistani TV has one.

July 2013

July 30, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Hacking Your Life Just Leads To More Work

Last week, I posted a piece on the "self-quantification" movement, which seeks to use technology...

July 25, 2013

Where Is My Mind: Neuromania And The Soul

"Science is really no closer to solving the age-old question of the soul than it...

July 24, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Shorn of Porn

As the English Prime Minister orders blocks to household access to internet pornography, Russell Moore,...

July 22, 2013

Can You Know Too Much About Your Body?

Let's not forget that our value and quality don't ultimately reside in mere data, but...

July 19, 2013

Stop Hate-Watching the Church

"Groups like these have engendered a culture that identifies as Christian, yet despises the Church."

July 12, 2013

What To Do When a Family Member Posts Something Stupid on Facebook

"Instead of neat place to spy on people with permission, Facebook has become a place...

July 11, 2013

Maybe Social Media Doesn’t Ruin Everything?

It's common these days to hear people (especially middle-aged folks) grousing about the social-media addiction of younger...

July 08, 2013

ELSEWHERE: The Limits Of Neuroscience

The Curator's Sabrina Little responds to and riffs on a recent David Brooks column regarding...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Artists Continue Pushing The Boundaries Of What It Means To Be Human

Back in 2011, I wrote a piece about Marion Laval-Jeantet, a French artist who injected herself...

June 25, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Print Your Own Healing

I've written about the possibilities and controversies surrounding 3D printers before, but I don't think...

June 20, 2013

Why ‘Farm Lit’ Is the Best

"Could it be that we’re hungry for some more personal kind of face-to-face interaction?"

June 12, 2013

How Concerned Should We Be With How 14-Year-Old Girls Use Technology?

"After reading the Huffington Post piece, your first reaction might be to scoff at Casey's...

June 11, 2013

Oswalt’s Revenge: Sammy Rhodes And The Dangers Of Self-Promotion

"Both Oswalt and Rhodes showed a part of their own fears and insecurities on Twitter;...

June 04, 2013

Social Shifting: Why Are Students leaving Facebook?

Are teenagers leaving Facebook behind?

June 04, 2013

Will Humanity Face Extinction?

"Does our confidence in the Lord's promises have the unintended side-effect of communicating callousness, disaffection,...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Is Human Cloning on Its Way?

Cloning is a process we've been able to do for many years with many species,...

May 24, 2013

The ‘Star Wars Kid’ and the Dark Side of the Internet

"You may not have done something as terrible as tell some unsuspecting kid in an...

May 22, 2013

iToddler: How Soon Is Too Soon To Expose Kids To Technology?

"I love iPads as much as the next Apple disciple, but I also recognize that...

May 21, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Why Algorithms Cannot Replace Human Intuition

In a recent article in Aeon Magazine, journalist Stephen Poole makes the argument that Artificial...

May 13, 2013

Is Iron Man More Ethical Than Captain America?

"If one can disarm another of his powers if he misuses them, then that is...

May 02, 2013

Quitting The Internet Won’t Make You A Better Person

The Internet could be seen as a mirror that reflects back to us our best...

May 01, 2013

Podcast #118: Pam, Jim and the Office (Plus the Cussing TV Anchor)

Every week on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast, various Christ and Pop Culture writers...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

How Should We Handle Tragedy In The Digital Age?

Do these posts actually provide any legitimate value for the victims, or for those working...

April 15, 2013

Painting Pinterest in a Positive Light

Let's pretend, for a moment, that it's 5 o'clock on a weeknight and you have...

April 08, 2013

The Government Wants To Map Your Brain… And That’s A Good Thing

"This move is exciting from a scientific perspective, for this project could open doors similar...

April 03, 2013

Five Ways to Enjoy May

April is, if not the cruelest, at least one of the slowest months in pop-culture...

April 01, 2013

Does Loneliness Kill the Soul?

"And here's some more good news about your loneliness: It might just be shortening your...

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