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They are far more servants to political power than adversarial watchdogs over it, and what provokes their rage most is not corruption on the part of those in power (they don’t care about that) but rather those who expose that corruption, especially when the ones bringing transparency are outside of, even hostile to, their incestuous Continue Reading →

It’s far from a scientific sample, but I noticed a lot of people in my Twitter feed over the past few weeks lamenting a lack of thorough media coverage surrounding the political crisis in Egypt. Certainly, when the George Zimmerman trial reached its apex, one might have assumed things in Egypt had reached a peaceful Continue Reading →

Tech culture is a funny thing. If you track tech news, releases and new ideas closely enough, you’ll notice there’s a very apparent trend that pops up all the time: Some company has a truly original idea. Every competing company copies that idea. It’s funny and sad at the same time, and it’s the same Continue Reading →

  In June, the job market said good-bye to one million people. Even though we added 195,000 people to the payroll that month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a million others quit looking for work. The main reason? Frustration and discouragement. On the Web, gloom and doom run rampant. One girl’s rant on Reddit spurred an huge conversation Continue Reading →

One of my favorite new trends over the past few years has been crowd-funding. At its best, crowd-funding – and sites like Kickstarter – help gather passionate fans (with a bit of spare change) to create something that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. I love the idea of that. As a fan of tons of TV Continue Reading →

Take an extended breath, then brace yourself for an explosive second half of 2013. Quite a ride is in store for anyone involved in the television world, starting and ending with viewers. Here’s a roundup of what you can expect: ***Every broadcast network entering this season at a pivot point. CBS, number one in total Continue Reading →

Every July 4th, we remember George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, the hallowed presidents etched into Mount Rushmore. What if we replace the four men with the most influential people of our generation? Introducing the ‘Millennial Mount Rushmore.’ There you have it. Mark Zuckerberg, LeBron James, Lena Dunham and Justin Timberlake are the four most influential people of Continue Reading →

The generations-old practice of quizzing students with flashcards is being transformed in real time thanks to the iPad and other touchscreen devices. The best flashcard apps offer deep and searchable catalogs across an array of subjects, and allow users to create and customize their own learning programs. Here are five flashcard apps that have all Continue Reading →

Net neutrality is the concept that all Internet traffic should be treated the same by Internet service providers, governments and anyone else who is in charge of providing Internet service. This topic has seen a lot of debate in the United States, especially with the introduction of bills such as SOPA and CISPA, and it’s Continue Reading →

I just got an e-mail from Ubisoft, which found that “one of [its] Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorized access to some of [its] online systems,” and that even though the company “instantly took steps to close off this access, investigate the incident and begin restoring the integrity of any compromised systems,” it quickly Continue Reading →