This is not the Beano of my youth - and that’s a good thing: Beano Launches New Comic Strip Focused On Mobile Phones And Kids' Mental Health
This is a really good listen on the social problems of the social web Ellen Pao on Ezra Kelin’s podcast.
Greta piece by Om Malik on follower counts and the dangers of seeing social media as a broadcast channel: “Fake Followers” are “Social Spam”
This is a fascinating read on the need for context to properly frame historic photos and their meaning.
This really is another step towards the iPad becoming the default creative tool for many: Adobe to Launch Photoshop for iPad in Strategy Shift
Tactical approached to combatting misinformation only get us so far - and people are dying now. Time to start thinking about this strategically at a cultural level.
I have to say, this is not the sort of story you hope to read about a former student: The Times Has Sacked An Award-Winning Reporter For Running A Fake Review Scam
A place in the shade, an espresso, an iPad and my daughter’s Rainbows troop in the distance. Good living. 👌🏻
Now, this is how a cartoonist takes his revenge…
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This is a compelling story charting the rise of a toxic online male culture that led to incel violence.
This is a thoughtful and useful piece: You don’t have to live in public