Simmons vs. Gladwell: The Future of Football

Sagging ratings, national controversy, shameless greed: The…

You Have to Take Donald Glover Seriously Now

With ‘Awaken, My Love!’ Glover is the most exciting young polymath working in pop culture

How the Circle Line rogue train was caught with data

Data science meets the Marey Chart

Governments are outlawing privacy. Here’s how you can stop them.

“If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.” — Philip Zimmermann…

52 things I learned in 2016

My first full year working at Fluxx on a series of fascinating projects and learning about...

Trevor Noah Eviscerates Tomi Lahren, Who Destroys Trevor Noah

The curious state of the post-Trump political argument

Are You Fucking Kidding Me

by Hillary Clinton

Hey America! Remember me?

Life Gets (a Lot) Better When You Stop Giving a F*ck

“A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people’s business.” — Eric Hoffer

White People Are A Little Too Damn Happy About Trevor Noah vs. Tomi Lahren

Product Hunt + AngelList✌️😸

We’re joining AngelList.

Men Dump Their Anger Into Women

I need one thing from a partner that few men have: sustained participation in an activity that helps with emotional balance. Therapy would do it…

5 Ways to be a Silent Trump Protestor

Here are 5 concrete ways that you can actively, but privately…

The 3D Printing Revolution That Wasn’t

MakerBot made a bold bet that 3D printers would become as common as microwaves. Just one problem…

I can’t just stand by and watch Mark Zuckerberg destroy the internet.

“With great power comes great responsibility” — Uncle Ben

Week 13 NFL Picks: The AFC Still Belongs to the Patriots

The Patriots lost their star tight end, but their AFC championship hopes remain…

I don’t belong in tech

Trying to find my place in the place I love, and constantly failing

How Backpage.com Became a Haven for Sex Trafficking … and Free Speech

The sex classifieds site generated millions — and also made its…

The Minister of Magic gets a briefing on Donald Trump

Harry Potter and the Cursed Transition: Part I

Coping with Chaos in the White House

A few days ago, I wrote a post for my Facebook friends about my personal experience with narcissistic personality disorder and how I view the president elect as a result. Unexpectedly, the post traveled widely, and it became clear that many people are struggling…

Ev Williams: How I Keep Tech in Check

People make assumptions. And when you’re a tech startup CEO and a co-founder of Twitter, those assumptions include: You’re addicted to the internet. You work constantly and don’t sleep. You overshare.

Most of those things used to be true for me.

I’ve spent the last 20 years breathing and building the internet. So I have a good sense for the benefits of always…