Catholicism indelibly shaped much of the history of the San Luis Valley — it even informed the actions of the Valley’s first mythic villain. Few know that America’s first serial killer came from the San Luis Valley. Even fewer know that he was inspired by probably the only apparition of the Virgin…

So, here's a Vision Of The Future that's popular right now. It's a lot of this sort of thing. As it happens, designing Future Interfaces For The Future used to be my line of work. I had the opportunity to design with real working prototypes, not green screens and After Effects, so there certainly…

I first came across the phrase social graph in 2007, in an essay by Brad Fitzpatrick , though I'd be curious to know if it goes back further. The idea of representing relationships between people as networks is old, but this was the first time I had thought about treating the connections between all…

London On Monday, I stepped into the art deco confines of Islington Town Hall and said farewell to my exclusive loyalty to one nation. I was far from alone. About 50 people, most of us joined by our f

Michael Ignatieff holds a townhall discussion at the Vancouver Alpen Club on April 25. Michael Ignatieff knows how to write, how to pontificate, how to be a pragmatist. But human being? Most would say not so much. Just ask local author Derrick O’Keefe, who just unveiled his withering rear-view…

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Peach: Where do you think you’re going, stranger? Nick: Oh, h-hey there, peach. It’s, uh, it’s been a while. Peach: It hasn’t been that long, has it? Nick: Heh, I guess not. Peach: So were you just gonna walk on by without saying a peep to little ol’ me? Nick: Well, I was just gonna, y’know, just…

Jump to main navigationJump to main content The advent and development of cyberspace is transforming our world and revolutionizing our everyday lives. This may become a global challenge and require a global, co-ordinated response. Until now, however, the debate over what form this response should…

Before going into the details, let me first couch myself in saying: I really like Steve VanRoekel. I think he was the glue that held together the FCC's New Media endeavors, I think, after meeting with him and talking with him on several occasions, that he's really smart, and I'm really excited that…

I’m on my third game of Fable III . I’m molded into the corner spot of my Ikea sectional, I’ve got a bag of Pop Chips nearby, and my laptop is open to the walkthrough on IGN.com. This time, I will find every silver key, destroy every evil gnome, and marry my childhood friend Elliott. This time, I…

Directed by Marv Newland (anyone who's seen "Bambi Meets Godzilla" just once ought to recognize that name!) with music by Bill Frisell (which was later re-recorded and released on his 1996 album "Quartet,"), the special is basically a series of warped, unrelated vignettes. Although I've never seen…

I recently had the pleasure of reading The Great Stagnation, Tyler Cowen’s excellent “Kindle Single” about the future of innovation and economic growth. Cowen makes the case that, contrary to the right-of-center conventional wisdom, the American economy is in the midst of a decades-long period of…