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Nathan Pensky


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Where do dad jokes come from? 3 funny fathers explain

Everyone wants to get in on the pun.

On Jun 21, 2015 by Nathan Pensky

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A word with @GuyInYourMFA, Twitter’s most insufferable writer

'I want every 24-year-old white man reading my work to see himself in my stories.'

On Jun 15, 2015 by Nathan Pensky

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The 7 most dad things ever

Daaaaad!

On May 30, 2015 by Nathan Pensky

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Everything you know about Facebook’s mood experiment is just the beginning

Does logging onto Facebook make you feel worse about yourself? You're not alone.

On Jul 10, 2014 by Nathan Pensky

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Twitter bots and the new uncanny valley

Last week, two new “employees” debuted at Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

On Jul 2, 2014 by Nathan Pensky

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Race in the art world: The many faces of Joe Scanlan

The strange tale of an artist, his persona, and the blogger who satirized them. This is a story about race in the art world. 

On Jun 20, 2014 by Nathan Pensky

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To starve the trolls, Internet critics need a better debate

On the Internet, it's easy to confuse real criticism with trolling.

On Jun 16, 2014 by Nathan Pensky

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Free speech means learning when to shut up

Real free speech can’t happen unless some people shut up.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Nathan Pensky

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Should ‘real’ writers stay off Twitter?

What could Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, or any prolific writer of prose have to learn from a social network? 

On Jun 2, 2014 by Nathan Pensky

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Should ‘Internet’ be capitalized?

The Internet is many things to many people. But it’s also mainly one thing: a forum for nerds to argue.

On May 23, 2014 by Nathan Pensky