2016: The year in review

While perusing my Facebook newsfeed these past few days, taking in the reactions to recent events, one status in particular stood out from rest. It focused on the attention journalists…

Pokemon Go and where we go from here

By now we have lived long enough with Pokemon Go—the augmented-reality mobile game enabling users to catch and battle Pokemon in real time from the physical environment—to have some perspective…

What I learned from Pizza Week

Pizza Week has come and gone, and for a brief moment the city of Portland was graced with a variety of innovative and unusual creations, all roughly categorized as pizza….

The tragic tale of Boaty McBoatface

This week I would like to present a cautionary tale. It is a story of the internet, as a community, and what can happen when one overestimates its dependability and…

What shall we do with Trump?

By now you, Dear Reader, have probably formed an opinion of some type on Donald Trump. Indeed, the Republican front-runner has sparked strong opinions across the political spectrum. Recently, a…

Has the war on Christmas failed?

Another holiday season has come and gone. The new year is now in full swing, providing some much-needed space for sober reflection on the events of the past year, particularly…