Lamenting Couture 2009
Has the economy soured the creative minds of fashion designers, or are we seeing a huge evolution of couture in which the purpose of couture is becoming something we can […]
Author Archives: arcticpenguin
Tethered Devices=Unfair
In his first post of the year, Jonathan Zittrain wrote today about Amazon taking on the role of being both hardware maker and ISP with its Kindle 2 and questioning […]
The Return of the Adventure Game
After having to deal with a decade of recession, adventure games are back! For a long time, game makers just weren’t making so many adventure games- opting more for shooting […]
India to make $10 Laptops
The Indian government said that it will make $10 laptops, a tenth of what MIT offers for its One Laptop Per Child model. All I can say is, Wow!
A Pulitzer Prize for Global Journalism
The Pulitzer Prize is the shining medallion for journalists, one that is revered, flaunted, and used to prove one’s contribution to the industry. Yet it is only about America. In […]
“Baaaad” Kim Jong-Il
I believe in good. I also believe in bad. It’s like dealing with children, or adults who behave like children. You can offer a cookie if they agree to be […]
Evolution of TV and disagreeing with David Pogue
David Pogue’s blog post on streaming content turned out to be EXACTLY what I submitted for my final paper two week ago (for Harry Lewis‘ class on Life, Liberty and […]
A compromise for the Rose Art Museum?
The Boston Globe reported that the Rose Art Museum, run by Brandeis Univ., is going to sell its collection. The report was met with a huge backlash, especially among alums, […]
D. Yvette Wohn 