Tag Archives: culture
Nature and Manufactured Landscapes: A Quintessentially American Vacation?
What kind of crazy society would allow—and nourish—such a ridiculous manufactured landscape? Do we desire vacations to escape or embrace consumer culture? Or both? “Our ability to shut the destroyed … Continue reading
We Are Owned By What We Possess
You want to live a life that matters. You believe that there is more to life than stuff, spending money and being in debt. You want to live consciously. This means you … Continue reading
Diminishing Everything But Now: Time and Technology
“Time is not money. It’s the way human beings move through this thing called life. If we can bring ourselves to consider the ways digital technology can make time rather … Continue reading
Slowing the Twitter Information Torrent
I just finished paring down my number of Twitter follows from 55 to 25. Compared to other bloggers who write about technology and culture, I realize it’s a miniscule number. … Continue reading
The Digital Literacy Curriculum Gap
Are most teenagers inherently wired to seek out and use the internet for good? Absolutely not. Would I have harnessed the amazing connectivity and community-building power of the internet, … Continue reading
From the Bluegrass to The Navajo Nation
I remember a frying pan encrusted with the remnants of beans and pork fat, empty two-liter bottles, and cautious stares as I worked on construction projects with my church youth … Continue reading
Discussing “Good Work” With Students
Did you ever have the following conversation in high school or college while talking to an adviser or mentor? Mentor: Someday soon, you’ll have to have a job. Student: Yes, … Continue reading
Review: The Age of Missing Information
In his 1992 book The Age of Missing Information, author and environmentalist Bill McKibben seeks answers to what constitutes real information in our age of increasingly accessible images, print, audio, … Continue reading
The Challenge of Attention
See if you can read through this entire blog post without being distracted by e-mails, hyperlinks, instant messengers, or the phone in your pocket. I bet you can pretty easily, … Continue reading
