What “Wedding Night” Videos Say about Christian Influencer Culture

One of the reasons Christian influencers make videos about their newly minted sex lives is almost certainly to get views, which begets both more followers—more impact for Jesus, naturally—and also more money.

Persuasion 126: Lottery Dreams & Nightmares

In this ounce of Persuasion fast chat, Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson discuss the life change that comes when you suddenly—and publicly—come into wealth.

Private Sins Made Public: ‘American Horror Story’ and the Hotel of the Fallen Man

This season of ‘American Horror Story’ follows characters whose private suffering becomes public business due to the very nature of a hotel.

“The Future Belongs to Those Who Control Information”: Superman and Our Fear of Surveillance Technology

The current ‘Superman’ run is all about unearthing our latent fears about being human in a post-Snowden society, where information is always up for grabs.

LOL Interwebz: Internet Privacy Is a Myth, so Maybe You Should Just Stop Being Horrible

We’re still looking to do things in private. We still want to shame people for doing certain things, which we then turn around and do ourselves.

ELSEWHERE: The New York Times Doesn’t Like Obama Anymore

ELSEWHERE: Is It Art? Or Invasion Of Privacy?

To Catch A Predditor: Reddit, Gawker, and the Challenge of Online Privacy

The simple fact is that you are never as anonymous as you think you are when you’re online.