Racial Bias and Arrest Tech
Of the many disappointing decisions about surveillance, the recent SCOTUS decision in Utah v Strieff disappoints more than most. Jennifer Lynch and Adam Schwartz reveal the racist bias in contemporary street surveillance.
Does a Fitbit Make You More Active?
Peter Janiszewski looks at his wife’s Fitbit and asks how helpful it can really be.
A Sideways Glance
And now for something completely different. Some young adult fiction by Amanda Lawrence Auverigne, in which two friends ask: is it love, or just low blood sugar?
Once a Bird Going East Met a Bird Going West
Poetry by James Hutchings.
Haiku 46
In his 46th renga, Andrew Hamlin’s subconscious wanders and collects impressions as he contemplates knowing.
Populism: The Eternal Ideology
The revival of populist ideology across the Americas and Europe prompts this thought piece from two continents.
The Quirky Tranquility of Japanese Suburbia, in Photos
Nevin Thompson plunges into the photography of the Japanese Suburbia Tumblr to bring you these images of odd.
Sunday Comics
Tell me, Holy Roller, are you standing like a soldier? Are you reading the Sunday Comics we talk about?
Smartphones Won’t Make Your Kids Dumb. We Think.
Like many parents, Sandy is concerned about how much time her 18-month-old spends in front of screens. Weighing up the available evidence, Olivia Solon explains that she might be worrying too much.
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