Technology & Society
Commentary on the re-shaping of society and the media by digital technology.
The Awl
‘The Origin of Tech Species’ (with Elmo Keep) - January 7, 2016
On the genealogy of ideas and obsessions that lie behind tech industry thought.
‘Star Lords’ - December 15, 2015
Framing Star Wars and its ideological influence as a product of Silicon Valley.
‘The Pixar Theory of Labor’ - July 15, 2015
Reading tech industry values in the Pixar canon.
The Monthly
‘Building a Business on Hot Air’ - April 13, 2015
Mad as hell and not going to take it anymore? There’s an app for that
‘Real Crimes in an Unreal Realm’ - March 9, 2015
Dallas Buyers Club, iiNet and the moves to unmask Australian web pirates.
‘All that Glitters’ - February 11, 2015
What are internet entrepreneurs really selling?
Ideas at the House
‘The Ark and the Flood’ - August 18, 2014
Can viral content and serious journalism co-exist, or is the competition for eyeballs drowning them both?
The Lifted Brow
‘Friendship is Magic’ - Issue 24, September 2014, p35-36
On Bronies, and online fantasies becoming real
‘Connecting the Dots’ - Issue 23, June 2014, p28-29
On Facebook, and its mission of ‘connecting the world’.
‘A Mechanism Dedicated Only to the Maintenance of Itself’ - Issue 22, February 2014, p32-33
On Twitter, and its construction of ‘news’.