Ello: A Review
“Hello! Is it me you’re looking for? ’cause I wonder where you are And I wonder what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely?...
Adventures in Comic Studies | Francesca Lyn
Francesca Lyn is a PhD student in the Media, Art, and Text program at Virginia Commonwealth University. Throughout the fall and spring, she will be...
Hong Kong and China: Two Systems of Social Media, One Country
As protests broke out on the streets of Hong Kong in late September 2014, one of the first actions the Chinese government took was...
Bad Mirror
There’s a nightmare living behind a keyboard—for our purposes, all tumors, oozing and undulating in splotchy, yellow-green diamonds, his fingers clickety-clacking as he terrorizes...
(E-Publishing) Halloween Sweets
I’ve been pounding on a keyboard for two months and I’ve worn away all the skin on my finger pads, so now it’s just...
Overhyped and Underwhelming
Do me a favor and think back to the year 2001. The Time Magazine “Person of the Year” was Rudy Giuliani. Lifehouse, Train, Matchbox...
ASMR, or, Why My Guilty Pleasure is Better Than Yours | Rachel Hall
When I was much younger, I had insomnia. Realistically, I still have insomnia. I’m working on it, that’s not the point. My therapist, whom...
Creating the Game: An Interview with Jamie Tucker, an Independent Game Designer
In the summer of 2014, Daniel Fandino spoke with Jamie Tucker about growing up on games, game design, fan feedback, and the forthcoming Lovers...
TL;DR: It’s Not – and You Should | Emily Miller
There is a dizzying amount of content on the internet. Although some of that content feels a little more “worthwhile” than other snippets, I...
That Heavenly Man Smell
Seize on the image of a metallic, black bird streaking across the sky, before I ask: what’re your concerns, my son? Step right up...