I know a lot of people who don't "get" Twitter. Fine. There are a lot of things that other people do that I don't "get" either, like running. However, whenever a breaking news event occurs I am incredibly grateful to have Twitter. The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri are a good example of this. Here … Continue reading #Ferguson shows the strength of Twitter as a news source
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I'm working late while it is happening. Oblivious, I get on the train, take out my phone, and look at my Twitter feed. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. People are saying that TV news wasn't covering it. That seems horribly wrong but okay for me since I only have my phone. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. There are pictures. Frightening images … Continue reading Refreshing isn’t always refreshing
Reading The Circle by Dave Eggers made me want to puke. My nausea was not induced by graphic violence or other gross descriptions. I was sickened by Eggers' detailed descriptions of a dystopia that felt too real. The Circle is not about your typical dystopia where water, gas, and other resources are scarce and people kill … Continue reading Book review: The Circle by Dave Eggers made me want to puke (in a good way)
The argument for transparency was always that the only people who have something to hide are criminals, liars, and cheats. Sure people do some things in private because they're embarrassed for others to see them done, but we were assured that that once everyone was revealed we would realize there is nothing to be embarrassed … Continue reading It was like the Earth itself gasped
I googled myself. Inspired by boredom and narcissism I not only googled my current self, but I googled my former self. I googled my maiden name. I didn't expect to see anything I didn't already know about: old theatre reviews, my master's thesis, my sole IMDB credit. Instead, I was shocked to find that I … Continue reading How I became an Amazon ebook author without knowing it
Kim Z. Dale 