Homepage article image

The ‘guilty hate’ is the new guilty pleasure

This is the first time I’ve ever admitted this to anyone: Titanic sucks.

On Dec 10, 2014 by Jaya Saxena

Homepage article image

Why the tech-bro takeover of media keeps failing

The mass resignations at the New Republic today are part of a bigger pattern.

On Dec 5, 2014 by Miles Klee

Homepage article image

Gawker, Anonymous, an FBI informant, and the stolen emails that never existed

When Anonymous hackers are your source, things get messy.

On Nov 14, 2014 by Andrew Blake, Daniel Stuckey

Homepage article image

Gamergate’s doomed plan to win over Tumblr

This is almost too sad to be funny.

On Nov 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

Homepage article image

Amid backlash, Adobe apologizes for Gamergate support

National Anti-Bullying Month has never had this much negative attention attached to it.

On Oct 28, 2014 by Aja Romano

Homepage article image

Creator of ‘Beat Up Anita Sarkeesian’ says #Gamergate is anti-harassment

The cognitive dissonance is strong with this one.

On Oct 20, 2014 by Miles Klee

Homepage article image

Why the Internet still hates Jay Leno

Jay Leno might be coming back to TV, but that doesn't mean everyone's happy about it.

On Oct 14, 2014 by Chris Osterndorf

Homepage article image

Stephen Tully Dierks, Tao Lin, and the alt lit scene’s rape problem

Within a young publishing clique, patterns of abuse have emerged.  

On Oct 2, 2014 by Miles Klee

Homepage article image

The shocking truth behind the ‘Quinnspiracy’

The only problem with the Zoe Quinn corruption allegations? They never happened.

On Aug 29, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

Homepage article image

The cost of absolute free speech? Less speech

On the Internet, bigots and trolls may feel absolutely free to spew hatred. But what about the people they attack?

On Aug 29, 2014 by Nicholas White

Homepage article image

‘Humans of New York’ isn’t clickbait—it’s why the Internet exists

What better way to show that we are different but still the same?

On Aug 14, 2014 by [email protected]

Homepage article image

The problem with Internet comments is that we just don’t care enough

The Internet simply needs to do better.

On Aug 14, 2014 by Beejoli Shah

Homepage article image

The dark roots of Internet pornography trolling

I was one of the first victims of Internet pornography trolling—or at least one of the first versions of it.

On Aug 13, 2014 by Beth Elderkin

Homepage article image

The problem with James Franco and celebrity queerbaiting

It might be a game to James Franco, but it’s deadly serious for the rest of us.

On Aug 7, 2014 by S.E. Smith

Homepage article image

The future of the Internet is up Heidi Klum’s skirt

This doesn't have to be how we roll.

On Aug 4, 2014 by Monica Riese