An Ode to the Tangible
Despite my status as a “postgraduate researcher,” I had never experienced microfilm until this afternoon. For those who don’t know, microfilm is a form...
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...
Ctrl+Alt+Del
In 2003, the California Coastal Records Project was hard at work on an ambitious quest to develop a photographic archive of the entire California...
Most Days | Justin Hubbell
Editor’s Note: Most Days was originally published in Issue No. 3 as a Comics feature. ::: A native of “the South Wedge” in Rochester...
Down the Upward Spiral | Corey Giacco
Editor’s Note: Down the Upward Spiral was first published in Issue No. 3 as a Comics feature. ::: If you’re interested in dark twisted...
Funeral for a Phone
Lemme take you to the suburbs right outside Washington, DC, circa 2004. This is the advent of the cell phone. Not in general. Not...
Challenging Digital Media Studies
David Golumbia’s course “Challenging Media Studies” at Virginia Commonwealth University provides a topical survey of issues in current digital media studies. Dr. Golumbia passed...
The Male Domain: Exclusion of Women in Video Games | Kayleigh Connor
My fingers fly over my keyboard as I punch out the motions of virtual battle. Stab to the left, the right, fireball, heal, crack...
Internet Profiles: The Identities the Web Has Created For Us | Angela Polinsky
“We’re at the start of a revolution in the ways marketers and media intrude in – and shape – our lives.” (Turow 1-2). This...
A Stranger-web: The Death and Rebirth of the Chatroom
“…I am always reminded of how small changes in the details of a digital design have profound unforeseen effects on the experiences of humans...