Recent Writing
Some of my older writing is collected here.
- Shareable: The Walking Dead: SOPA and ACTA Will Rise Again
SOPA and ACTA are nothing new. They’re only the latest in an ongoing campaign to limit online freedom. The full story to date, and what can be done to fight future threats. - Emily Jane White: Bio
A bio I wrote for my friend Emily Jane White, whose generous but unsentimental songwriting explores the gothic and the uncanny in American culture and literature. - Shareable: Don’t Believe the Hype: The Entertainment Industry is Growing, But…
Don’t believe the hype from either side: the entertainment industry is growing, not shrinking, despite the claims of large media conglomerates and politicians. But things remain hard for DIY creators of all stripes. - Santa Cruz Weekly: Rachel Fannan & Only You
An interview with former Santa Cruz musician and Sleepy Sun member Rachel Fannan about her new project, Only You. - GOOD: Dealbreaker: My Wife Is Gay
"She lives in Chicago and thinks she’s a lesbian," my friend told me. "She’s perfect for you." I have never actively pursued queer women who live half a continent away. But let’s just say this wasn’t the first time I’d found myself in this situation. - Shareable: Seven Shareable Ways to Deal With Depression
Whether you’ve got the winter doldrums or a more severe case of depression, one of the best ways to improve your mood is to connect with your community to eat better, get more exercise, and learn new things. - Shareable: Facebook Poses a Far Greater Threat to the Web than Apple
For all the talk about Apple’s walled garden, a far greater threat to the open web is the invasive species that is Facebook. - Shareable: To The Stars! A DIY, Open Source Manned Spacecraft
Can space travel be democratized? Kristian von Bengtson and Copenhagen Suborbitals think so, and are building a DIY manned suborbital spacecraft to prove it. - Shareable: Who Are The 99%? Occupy Research Aims To Find Out
"Research is something that needs not be done by powerful people—the 1%—to the rest of us." Occupy Research is a project to give the movement demographic research tools to better understand itself online and on the ground. - SF Weekly: Slaughterhouse Revisited
Kurt Vonnegut isn’t merely the foul-mouthed author perennially popular among surly, booksmart teenagers. He was also a humane political satirist cut from the Mark Twain cloth, assuring him bogeyman status among the Fox News commentariat, and ensuring that his novels would remain the continued targets of book-banning campaigns. - SF Weekly: Shooting the Debris
Anyone who has taken a road trip across the country knows that remnants of “that old, weird America” Greil Marcus referred to are plentiful if you take time to look. Minnesotan photographer Alec Soth has traversed the nation several times, and he possesses a keen eye for the peculiar oddments that scatter the heartland’s landscape. - Shareable: Recap From SHARE NY
SHARE New York investigated the failing economy and what can be done to address it. A collection of ideas, discussions, photos and short videos from the event. - Shareable: Skip Grad School and Make Your Thing: An Interview With Kio Stark
An interview with Kio Stark about Don’t Go Back To School, her handbook for independent learning that shows readers how they can learn almost anything without grad school. - Shareable: Authors, Publishers and Supporters React to the Seizure of the People’s Library
Responses from authors, publishers, artists, zinemakers, and other Occupy Wall Street supporters whose books were seized during Bloomberg’s raid. - Shareable: Mapping a World of Human Activity
A Cartography of the Anthropocene maps the various ways that global humanity connects and is interdependent.