In 2000, the Internet Was the Future, until Every Internet Company Went Broke

Nobody really had the answers to these questions about the internet, but it was clear there was a lot of venture capital to be raised by pretending you did.

I Promised Myself I Wouldn’t Talk about “Cancel Culture” Here, but Then Crime Scene Happened, so I Guess I Have To

The reality is that the whims of the internet mob are, at best, only occasionally guided by moral clarity and a sense of true justice.

A Curation of Hope: Some Good News with John Krasinski

Because what is happening is so serious, Krasinski finds the light in the dark to give us hope. Some Good News is a curation of that hope, and that is a very needed thing right now.  

Memeing the Classics: How SparkNotes on Twitter Enters into a Great Work

Memeing the classics can be a way to plant seeds of interest, sparks that make seemingly dull, intimidating, or difficult pieces of literature come alive with possibility.

What the Rise of Time Traveler “Confession” Videos Says About How We View Reality

The convenience of fake news (and current “time travel” stories) may have increased exponentially in recent years, but the tendency for wishful thinking to override our commitment to reality has always been with us.

Solidarity, BBC Dad

BBC Dad started that interview as an expert on Korean politics, but he ended it as Every Parent Ever.

Telling My Story: The Limits of Personal Narrative

The standard explanation for the power of personal narrative is that out of a particular experience, the universal one can be understood, or at least felt, if only briefly.

LOL interwebz: “internet” is Spelled With a Lowercase “i” now. i Don’t Know What to Believe Anymore.

Rest in peace, capital-I Internet. We hardly knew ye.

LOL Interwebz: But Who Gawks at the Gawkers?

Gawker has long been nothing more than a glorified supermarket tabloid, sucking the life out of celebrities, and others for profit.

How The Internet Brings Our Brokenness into Sharp Relief

Are we using the powerful, disruptive technology at our own fingertips to encourage, to think critically and compassionately, to spread shalom and create a “meaningful society”?

LOL Interwebz: A Letter from Beyond the Broken Internet

How strange it seems in these Latter Days that one Woman With a Butt could be so destructive; be assured, Dearest Internet, that I played no part in your demise.

LOL Interwebz: Loving Your Neighbor on Facebook

How do we obey the age-old command to love your neighbor as yourself when the Internet is wholly restructuring the economic relationship that we have with our neighbor?

LOL Interwebz: A Magic The Gathering Tournament and a Tour of Ill-Fitting Pants

All clandestinely taken nude pics, whether they’re sexy or silly, treat an ensouled being like a piece of meat—like something of no more consequence than any other random jumble of molecules.

Virtual Choices, Real Effects: The Impact of Our Hyperlink Trail

“A world of information at our fingertips seems to offer endless alternatives, an illusion ultimately rendered impossible by the obstinate strictures and constraints of reality.”

ELSEWHERE: Are Online Comments Still Worthwhile?

ELSEWHERE: How Should We Write When Words Are Cheap?