Embrace the “And Then”: Lessons From Fairy Tales
Years ago one of my students captured the idea of this slippery beauty. We were talking in class about “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.” In the tale the princesses take boats…
Conjure the Strange: Lessons From Horror
Okay, you might be saying, “That’s all well and good, but how do you avoid the pitfall of exploitation, being gruesome simply for its own sake?” The genre is often…
Is Your Wi-Fi Router Safe From the FCC Ban? Nearly Every Major Brand Is Impacted
You can still use your existing router, but there is one big caveat hidden in the FCC’s Public Notice: “All routers authorized for use in the United States may continue…
The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Fi Router Models Made Outside US
The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.
F-Droid says Google’s Android developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative app stores
F-Droid fights Google's Android developer verification plan that could kill alternative app stores used by millions. Here's what developers need to know.
Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind
There are practical steps that patients can take while health systems catch up to advances in medical imaging. If you are undergoing imaging for any reason, it is worth asking…
Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll
Tinder plans to let machine vision algorithms loose on your camera roll. Instead of building a profile on their own, AI will scan users’ locally-stored photos—everything from gym selfies to…
Top Architecture Firm Won’t Design More ICE Prisons After Employees Revolt
Reading over these examples on the message board rattled the employees who spoke with me. “By the time I got to ‘This isn’t even our first detention center,’ that’s when…
Straight women are rewriting the rules of heterosexual life
Women are increasingly choosing not to marry and men assume they know why. They don't
A Romance You Watch in Secret
The Russian-language reception of Crave’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ shows how tenderness, desire, and character complexity shape a phenomenon that transcends borders.