Building a slow web
The internet I came to love was quieter. Smaller – which is not to say small. It was still vast, but it was a vast collection of small sites instead…
White House and DHS Share Image Apparently Created by White Nationalist
On Wednesday, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security shared a propaganda poster on official accounts on X and Instagram.
Eva Victor Was an Internet Sensation. Then She Found Her Voice With ‘Sorry, Baby’
When the screenplay was ready for another set of eyes, Victor sent it to the director Barry Jenkins, who’d followed them on Instagram with an encouraging note that Victor should…
My country is a ghost
—Hala Alyan ▪︎ Palestinian-American poet
Wisconsin man who showed up to support an anti-trans bill does something amazing
man showed up to support an anti-trans bill in my home state and then, because he had to wait hours to testify, he was stuck listening to queer folks rally…
Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?
In this episode, I chat with author Cory Doctorow about "enshittification," his viral term for how digital platforms and smart technologies inevitably get worse over time. We explore how monopoly…
For Love of God, Make Your Own Website
The internet sucks now--but it doesn't have to.