Category Archives: boston

against the tyranny of the unpaid internship

by admin Posted on April 1, 2010

Dear employers of the world, Stop cheaping out on the young ambitious people of the world by offering only “unpaid internships.” It’s class warfare anyway you cut it, and unless you are quite literally a mom and pop establishment, I … Continue reading →

Posted in art, boston, brown university, california, Culture, culture studies, free culture, ideas, lifestyle, politics | Tagged anger, letter | 1 Comment

In Praise of the Goal

by admin Posted on January 15, 2010

At a recent Philadelphia Flyers game, in which I saw no less then eight goals (and no more than four fights) I came to the conclusion that not all sports are created equal. In some, scoring is something routine and … Continue reading →

Posted in boston, Culture, culture studies, games, hockey, Sports | Tagged hockey, nhl, soccer | 1 Comment

The Lansdowne Snow Impossible: Watching Boston’s Winter Classic

by admin Posted on January 3, 2010

They announced that Boston would be hosting the 2010 Winter Classic back in April. I was ecstatic. Never a fan of hockey in high school, a few years of intramural ice time at Brown has made me a devoted fan … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, boston, Culture, hockey, Sports | Tagged bruins, ice, nhl, winter | Leave a comment

Fort Hill: An Animated Poem

by admin Posted on July 6, 2009

Posted in adventure, boston, film, video | Tagged fort hill | Leave a comment

digital technology & new media journalism

by admin Posted on March 10, 2009

its been a long time since i’ve read a paper copy of the new york times. its been an even longer time since i read a copy of the boston globe. yet everyday, i manage to peruse these publications in … Continue reading →

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back to the future (of narrative) mit-edition

by admin Posted on November 19, 2008

here is a story about stories; with a question about whether stories are still stories and whether we are beginning to live in a post-story age. the already cool mit media lab has founded a “center for future storytelling.” the … Continue reading →

Posted in boston, Culture, culture studies, data culture, film, free culture, Internet, media, semiotics, technology | Tagged cambridge, center for future storytelling, mit | Leave a comment

into the west, notes on the journey to san francisco (flowers in hair not included)

by admin Posted on October 11, 2008

i hate when I have to publish stuff out of order, but now’s when i have the break, and it seemed a little more important to blog about lawrence lessig when i had the chance. so. i have finally escaped … Continue reading →

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towards a new aesthetics of information, the bestiario interface for berkman@10

by admin Posted on September 22, 2008

echoes of my time at the berkman center for internet society continue to reverberate in my life, despite my distance from the sunny side streets of cambridge, and my re-enmeshment into life as a student at brown university. tomorrow (well … Continue reading →

Posted in boston, data culture, Internet, semiotics, technology, visualization | Tagged aesthetics of informatics, berkman, bestiario, data, david weinberger, noe web day, one web day, santiago ortiz, visulization, web | 10 Comments

i just want to be a yuppie

by admin Posted on August 25, 2008

it’s time for me to come to grips with myself. it’s time for me to admit it to myself, i want to be a yuppie. yep, that’s a right a goddamn yuppie. i’m not talking about a moderate yuppie. i … Continue reading →

Posted in boston, Culture, funny, lifestyle | Tagged Culture, design, lifestyle, yuppie | 1 Comment

in the spirit of the the olympics, how i learned to row from an olympic all-star

by admin Posted on August 13, 2008

it has been an enchanting summer working at the berkman center for internet & society. everyday, i get to hang out with some of the most brilliant people on the planet. we talk, we write (emails), we blog, we laugh, … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, boston, Sports | Tagged adam holland, berkman, boston, friends, olympics, rowing | 3 Comments