Sadness
Becky prepares for journey.
Happy Halloween
Halloween in Vicwest is quiet but nice. Some great costumes on the street last night and…
Twitter, hate, harm, and misinformation
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ambient misogyny and racism (and more) that floats…
How to stop increasing the reach and impact of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter
Some thoughts on how not to amplify hate accounts on Twitter.
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Idea: Journalism is a convenience store
I like to imagine different metaphors for journalism. Consider that the press is a giant inertia…
The stickiness of so-called “reverse racism”
When an idea is “intuitive” but also steeped in a culture war we have a heightened…
Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo
Epic short film, Magical Caresses.
Music, music history, and generational waves of white supremacy
The more generations that pass by, the more obscured women’s lives are, by waves of patriarchal…