Whose Word?
In the midst of debate surrounding the Washington Redskins’s trademark cancellation, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg reminds us that a word is never completely free of its etymology. Rooted in a tradition of...
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Mars: The ultimate back up planet.Goodbye, ladyblogging.How does social media walk the line between enabling hate speech and not giving it a megaphone.The Kindle cannot kill the bookstore. NOT...
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The long dark history of socialist utopias.Get all the gadgets!Netflix binges are ruining the environment.Internet hate speech law.Related Posts:Weekly GeekeryWeekly GeekeryWeekly GeekeryWeekly...
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Tiny Bubbles
On the final day of the Republican National Convention, in Cleveland’s Public Square, a credentialed news photographer stood toe to toe with a young black activist, screaming in her face.The activist...
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The Digital Dictator
I have existed from the morning of the world and I shall exist until the last star falls from the night –Roman emperor Gaius Caligula (AD 12–AD 41).Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich....
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At the Intersection of Personal and Political: Resistance, Rebellion, Life:...
One duty of the poet is to bear witness to the truth. – W. H. Auden Unlike most of the work in Resistance, Rebellion, Life: 50 Poems Now, some of this essay will be self-righteous. It will also be as...
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