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Digital Headstones
Whenever someone I love dies, I put an event for that day in my calendar and set it to repeat yearly. It’s like an electronic graveyard. Throughout the year I wander through it, stopping to reflect as I come across the digital headstones. There are only a few right now, but it will fill up…
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The Upsides of the Death of Privacy
Technology has killed privacy. Even aside from the USA’s latest privacy invasions, most of us are semi-voluntarily leaving a trail of information as we go about our Internet-connected lives. Much is made of the downsides of the death of privacy, but what about the benefits? Like, remember when having an alibi for a crime meant…
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Book Review: This is Not a Test, by Courtney Summers
When I reviewed Some Girls Are, my greatest wish was for Courtney Summers to write a zombie novel. Follow your dreams, kids, because mine came true. This is Not a Test is, in some ways, a traditional zombie tale. It pays homage to the Romero blueprint without explicitly wink-winking at it: a diverse group of…
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