Matthew Wayne Selznick

I know this isn't a new subject, but I've been thinking about it lately. Social media and social networks like Twitter, Facebook and the like are great for keeping in touch at a distance, bringing people together for causes and crises, and maintaining a kind of loose thread between friends and acquaintances. I'm wondering if the ease of communication social networks allow has made people less likely to connect with one another in more direct…

My friend, colleague and former boss Chris Miller wrote a compelling post about the nature and meaning of value when many "valuable" things are made of bits and bytes. You should go read it, then come back here. (The post and site have since been taken down -- Matt ) In his post, Chris asks several questions. My personal rule is if my response to a blog post is as long or longer than the…

An appreciation of Philip Jose Farmer, master of interconnected storyworlds and pulp adventure, and an influence I don't recognize often enough.