An open letter to NPR about the pay gap, inspired by Jill Abramson.
I have been holding this post inside my head (and heart) for years, and in my WordPress queue for months.
On Macklemore, white privilege, and being clueless at Princeton.
Dear Privileged-at-Princeton: You. Are. Privileged. And Meritocracy Is a Myth.
Entrepreneurship: The Ultimate White Privilege?
Maybe it’s because Bria
Weiwei-isms, a Sazerac, and the West Village.
Sitting on a bar stool in the dark, red light of The Spotted Pig in the West Village. Drinking ale
How colonial social media gave us the Star-Spangled Banner.
An amazing rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner by seven-year old (!!) Rhema Marvanne.
Equally amazing rendition by Jordan Shelton, winner of
On Wild Things, atheism, and crushes on humanity.
In my most recent AIGA webinar, which aired last week, I mentioned how design research is like having a crush
An apiary, a city, and beautiful cinematography.
Made by Hand / No 3 The Beekeeper. Via Made by Hand on Vimeo.
First I wanted chickens. Now I want
Nullify the jury.
I heard David Simon speak at MICA tonight. “To end the War On Drugs,” he said, “nullify the jury“. That
On smart cities, The Wire, and apps for Omar.
PocketCop is mobile technology whose goal is to get police out of their cars and onto the streets, so they
How I came to meet Howard Schultz and why he's good for America.
Dead homeless people in the alley. Pot smoking in the bathrooms. Unsolicited crushes from the mentally ill who roamed the
On being a genius.
Last year, Matthew Carter. This year, Shwetak Patel, a fellow Husky and computer science and engineering professor. Makes me so