Blaise Lucey
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When Does the iPhone Become an iMemory?
For New Year’s Eve, I was in Amsterdam, visiting my dad. At the time, I dared to wander out onto the downtown streets to witness the all-day fireworks marathon around eight or nine at night. People swarmed the cobbled alleys, plazas, and vast field behind the Van Gogh Museum, where a gargantuan stage was being…
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The New Language Barrier: The Relationship Between Technology & Demographics
When we usually think of language barriers, we think about different cultures and different people. We think about countries where we would probably have a hard time ordering from a menu. That’s not the language barrier I’m talking about. I’m talking about the language barrier of technology. What you’re using right now to read this…
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4 Things You Need to Know About the Brave, Lonely World of Blogging
When I posted my first attempt at “15 Minute Fury” – blog posts that I don’t spend more than 15 minutes on – I thought pretty hard about it. You know, afterwards. I was wondering if I was sacrificing quality for quantity. If, by trying to force myself to create something by giving myself a…
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LinkedIn Does Things Right, Books Go Interactive, and Apps Apps Apps
I’m trying something new when it comes to blogging. Usually, a blog post on this blog will take upwards of an hour, at least. That’s because I carefully concoct each one. It’s an alchemy of LISTEN TO THIS mixed with lots of sources. The problem that this creates is the workload. So now, I’m going…
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Obamatics and the Age of Liberal Extremism
I know what you might think when you see the term “liberal extremism.” You may think I’m going to talk about the growing approval rate for socialism among millennials or something equally trite, with the word “liberal” exploding when I say the “B,” to fully and phonetically communicate my disgust. Or maybe you’ve read a…
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5 Reasons Skyrim is Kind Of Dumb
People have been eager to hurtle multiple “Game of the Year” awards to Skyrim, a game that lustily devours critical reception just like its predecessors, Oblivion and Morrowind. I think that it probably deserves the praise. But let’s take a step back from the breathtaking world, the amazing sound, and the overall immersive euphoria that…
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10 Ways to Not Get Screwed as a Liberal Arts Major
Ah, spring. Out on the quad, Frisbees are flying again. Awkward small talk about classes can happen outside, instead of in the dining hall. And, all across campus, tens of thousands of panicked seniors will be hunched over computers, scouring Craigslist for job openings. Unpaid internships may seem more appealing by the day. Likewise, living…
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