The Four: Brands That Want to Own Our Hearts
We’ve entrusted Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Amazon to fill the holes in our hearts—holes they could never possibly fill.
Lamenting the Death of the Small iPhone
Choosing the iPhone SE was a way for me to practice the spiritual discipline of simplicity.
Have You Misunderstood Apple’s New Holiday Commercial?
Let’s not fall into the trap of believing that the moment technology is involved, we become inherently anti-social, or that “instantaneous mediated nostalgia” and “real-life human connection” are mutually exclusive.
Three Reasons Not to Buy Your Kid a Brightly Colored iPhone (Sorry, Kids)
Should you get your kid an iPhone? It can probably wait.
Slowly but Surely, Positive Changes are Coming to Chinese Factories
“Employees being treated a bit more fairly and equitably is something to be celebrated and encouraged.”
Did Apple Really Just Screw Over iPad Owners?
Put simply, you will never own the latest and greatest.
Russian Orthodox Christians take on Apple’s “Blasphemous” Logo
This American Lie: The Ecstasy and Agony of Mike Daisey
Mike Daisey taught us that the pursuit of the truth can never excuse all sins.
Mixed Signals: Why Christianity Doesn’t Get the Sympathy Vote
“It would also do us good to remember that today’s underdog is tomorrow’s market leader — and vice versa.”
Mixed Signals: This Year’s Best Super Bowl Ad
Apple got a promotion for their device that was rooted in the here and now, in the reality of a heightened Super Bowl moment.
Leaning Forward: How Updating Your Apps Reflects Who You Are
Alan Noble explores what an obsession with new technology and media might reveal about us.
Four Crucial Technology Landmarks in 2010
Last year, the technological landscape changed in permanent and surprising ways.
Compartmentalizing My World: iPods and Community.
Alan Noble explains how iPods can be alienation devices.
