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- Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2018
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Sorry Chicago, you can't use the Google selfie app to find your fine-art lookalike
It appears that Chicago is one of the regions unable to access the museum-selfie app that's gone viral this week.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2018
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Google adds Chicago to short list for new office that would add thousands of jobs, and other news
Also, New York native David Axelrod reminds the mayor that he's not from Chicago either.
- Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2017
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Durbin compares Trump to former governor Rod Blagojevich, and other Chicago news
Also, Apple is almost 40 percent more valuable than Chicago.
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Oct 24, 2016
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In the future, everyone will have only amazing, mind-blowing sex
Emily Witt’s new book Future Sex explores the ways we’ll get there.
- Film, Movie Review Sep 29, 2016
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In Snowden, a private life obscures a public scandal
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the notorious whistle-blower in Oliver Stone’s new biopic.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 2, 2016
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Not even our bookstores are safe from Silicon Valley's growing might
Amazon's brick-and-mortar store in Wrigleyville is just the latest example of tech's "Frightful Five" remaking our world.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2015
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We know you're outraged. But do you care?
Outrage is no longer a word that simply means what it means. It means it with an air of mockery.
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 28, 2015
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Is digital privacy a pipe dream?
Reporter Julia Angwin tried to hide from the prying eyes of government and big business.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 7, 2015
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Aspiring black CEO? Get advice from pros at 1871's BlackInTech
Less than 1 percent of venture-backed tech firms are run by minorities. These four black "tech-preneurs" want that to change.
- Blogs, Bleader May 21, 2014
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Can we afford to let Google remember everything?
Is everything everybody's business forever?
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 20, 2014
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Do parents truly not care much if their daughters can think?
An obtuse piece in the New York Times on parents and the intelligence of their children.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 21, 2013
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Do we want cars we don't have to drive?
When cars drive themselves . . .
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 19, 2013
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It's time to knock off walk-off
"Walk-off" is another example of fresh language turned into cliché.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 17, 2013
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How much Google is too much Google?
What would Google say to claims that it was too big a presence in our lives? Search me.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 7, 2013
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The education of an illusionist, and the rest of this week's screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2013
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Life Is but a Dream: Beyonce as Deleuze
The trailer for Beyonce's documentary disturbs, fascinates.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2013
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Reader exclusive: A Google chat with Kim Jong-un
The North Korean leader stumbles upon a Reader post. A Gchat ensues.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 12, 2012
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The DMX Christmas conspiracy theory
Is DMX's version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" a sly bit of viral marketing for his most recent album?
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2012
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Corpus reviver: Google unveils a new tool for looking at language
The Ngram Viewer! Less boring than it sounds
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 15, 2012
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Fourteen questions I asked myself while reading NY mag's profile of Marissa Mayer
The maddening and inspiring Yahoo CEO is just doing her job—and making us question how we do ours
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 19, 2012
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What's the difference?
On the custard/ice cream dichotomy
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2012
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The good old bad old days
David Lowery defends the major-label system.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 21, 2012
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Birth control and birthday cake
What the hell is "artificial birth control"?
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2012
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MSM failing to bring major advertisers online — Pew study
Pew reports MSM isn't bringing along its legacy advertisers as it moves online
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 19, 2012
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Puppets versus censorship
A preview of the latest feature by local video-making collective Everything Is Terrible!
