social media

‘Succession’ and the Future of Social Media

Saga of a glosssy and glittering ourobourosss

When My Indian Parents Went Online

Societal rupture reflected in one family's life on the internet

The Paranoid Style in American Posting

on the neighborhood watchers of Nextdoor

Notes on Peach

It is the sort of app where you talk about having a headache, the fact that you’re horny, a memory you have of your father that still fucks you up, and of course, pictures of your dog, mostly to a cobbled-together group of people you’ve never even met who have, for some unknown reason, all agreed not to judge.

Living to Eat in Taiwan

The best chance for a restaurateur in Taiwan is to be good-looking, win some kind of international competition, and also have switched careers to pursue a driving passion involving food.

Taco Tuesday

At any time I may be called upon to explain some basic concepts of decency.

Vigilantes Next Door

“Community policing” means so many things that it doesn’t really mean anything at all.

In my jet-lagged state I make a list of short-term but still unreasonable goals

The laundry takes a while so I start quitting Facebook and Twitter during the spin cycle.