The romantic love story is a paradoxical fusion of two extraordinarily potent messages. The first is that love, deep connection, is the most important, indeed the only truly important matter in the world. And the second is that true love cannot exist in this world.
–Terry Real
Alexis Madrigal spent some time with Facebook's UX designers and content strategists and wrote a profile and a critique of what he takes to be the company's design philosophy. There's a lot to like about this essay in terms of its focus and the questions it raises, but one flaw is…
Read more →Caution: 3,000 words ahead Many writers have argued that we live in an era of unprecedented narcissism, particularly when we're talking about Millenials—the most notable example is of course Jean Twenge. To me it's self-evidently true, but many disagree and write aggrieved and slightly pathetic articles contesting these points and praising…
Read more →Carrying some lipstick for the The boyfriend blonde between the rolls of sheets She's professionally poised The faces are watching her She's watching the faces watching her — Underworld, Push Upstairs Andrew Keen is best known for his criticism of internet culture's celebration of amateurs and rejection of expertise in The…
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