Europa Film Treasures
A cache of European film, online, free and complete! (Thanks, Beth!)
2012 Year-End Lists at Monkey See
Linda Holmes lists her 10 favorite tv shows and “10 Films Worth Going Out Of Your Way For” at NPR’s Monkey See blog. And, relatedly, here’s her post on “The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet in the Comments Section of Year-End Lists.”
Reddit’s Bildungsroman and Understanding Trolls
2 more responses to the unmasking of a Reddit troll: Mote & Beam‘s Joel Johnson writes about Reddit’s possible coming of age and, at The Atlantic, Whitney Phillips writes about trolling, from an academic perspective.
The Unmasking of a Troll
In writing about–and exposing the identity of–Reddit moderator and troll, Violentacrez, Adrian Chen makes an interesting point, well, many interesting points in this excellent piece for The Gawker: “When it comes to mods, the political model of Reddit is not so much a vast digital democracy, as […]
The Rise of Women in Tech
Sarah Wenger has made a neat infographic about women in the tech field.
Thousands Dead In Azeroth
A hacker’s attack left thousands of player characters dead in Azeroth. According to Forbes Magazine, community moderator Naethera responded on behalf of Blizzard, ““This exploit has already been hotfixed, so it should not be repeatable. It’s safe to continue playing and adventuring in major cities and elsewhere in […]
The Cultural Gutter 