Does It Hold Up: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Quite often, movies, books, music, television shows, and other pieces of pop culture serve as a reflection of the time when they were made. Sometimes they are very much rooted in that time, and no longer feel relevant in the decades that follow. Occasionally, though, they maintain every ounce of the power they were infused with when they were first […]

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Dr. Geek: SOPA and PIPA: Combating Online Piracy or Curtailing Participatory Culture?

We often hear how the Internet and the World Wide Web were founded on, and should promote, the fundamental tenets of democracy.  These technologies should be held as virtual spaces for open public discourse, to encourage conversation and innovation, and to promote the ideals of equality and fraternity around the globe.  Being structured and lauded as open spaces, with no […]

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