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Chris KrychoTechnologyWriting
This American Life is a great podcast. But it's an example of good podcasting, not the standard for judging all podcasts.
Jake MeadorTechnologySexualityTinder
The Vanity Fair piece on Tinder and the end of dating has rightly alarmed many readers, but not always for the right reasons.
Alastair RobertsSocial TrendsLiteratureTechnologyPresenceSocial MediaTwitterPride and Prejudice
Twitter Is Like Elizabeth Bennet's Meryton
Brett McCrackenHomosexualityTechnologyChurchEvangelicalismTheology and PracticeSexualitySocial MedialgbtqQ BostonRod DreherMichael HortonGabe LyonsQ Ideasgay marriageFormation
Reflections on Q Boston, healthy disagreement and the importance of relational proximity in a world of disembodied discourse and principles over people.
Jake MeadorTelevisionEconomics and BusinessTechnologyWriting
Amazon recently launched Kindle Unlimited, a Netflix-for-books service. The launch prompts 2 questions: Will it work? How will it change the way we read?
Brett McCrackenMediaTechnologyFilm Reviews/HollywoodCultureiPodMad MenWalt Whitmanthe cloudGravity
Does the iWorld of cloud-based media intake leave us feeling isolated, adrift? Do movies like "Gravity" and "All is Lost" reflect anxiety of the iPod era?
Brett McCrackenTechnologyCultureSocial TrendsSocial MediaThe Bling Ringpresent shockSelfieSofia CoppolaGray MattersRichard Brody
How we consume culture says a lot about what we value. And how we consume has never been more public. What message are we sending in our tweets and selfies?
Brett McCrackenTechnologyLiteratureTheology and Practicec.s. lewisjoyZadie SmithMarilynne Robinsonpleasure
Zadie Smith, C.S. Lewis, and the differences between joy and pleasure in the 21st century
Brad LittlejohnTechnologycreationCreation CareGM foodFoodenvironmentagriculturenaturedominion
What has genetically modified food to do with Christian theology? Does genetically modified food fit with a Christian ethic?
Stephen CarradiniTechnologySufjan StevensSpotifyMusic industry
The music-purchasing process before file-sharing was standard capitalism. Cut forward ten years, and the aftereffects have been ugly.
Matt MillerTechnologycopyright laws
The Internet's already over two decades old, and we still haven't figured out how to cope with its potential for copyright infringement.
L. M. SacasasTechnologyMarshall McLuhan
The edifi claims to be a "Christian tablet." But what makes a technology Christian? Marshall McLuhan and others step in to help.