news / political analysis / technology
by chriscrews · Published 03/21/2012 · Last modified 03/26/2012
[3/24 Update] *After having written about this earlier this week, the story seems to have exploded. Facebook even came out with a statement which effectively said to employers–ask for employee–or potential employee...
civilization / economics / environmental politics / news / political analysis / political ecology / technology
by chriscrews · Published 03/03/2012
Current US crude oil consumption (Billion BTU’s) “There’s evil in the world, and it just happened to touch down in Sidney, Montana…” BP was slated to start their hearings this coming week...
What if Princess Buttercup had lived in the year 2012, and fallen in love with the robot boy Wesley? And what if that robot boy was only a meter tall and made of...
civilization / teaching / technology
by chriscrews · Published 02/24/2012 · Last modified 02/25/2012
The Rise of the Machines “…based on the various reports, it is possible that they were located using surveillance technology that tracked their satellite phones.” – EFF report on foreign journalist deaths in...
civilization / news / political analysis / prison-industrial complex / technology
by chriscrews · Published 02/10/2012
Some resources reflecting on Teddy Bear Patriarchy by Donna Haraway and The Body and the Archive by Allen Sekula. How does the history of natural dioramas, depictions of animals in Africa, the construction...
I’m a storyteller. That’s what I do in life — telling stories, writing novels — and today I would like to tell you a few stories about the art of storytelling and also...
The Adventures of Mr. Chris is a collection of personal reflections, scholarly ruminations, travel adventures, and cultural analysis.
