“Little stories are the internet’s native and ideal art form.”

this could very well have been a better movie

“Clearly this is not any kind of *business plan.* Still, some people insist that all creative work ought to be given away like this. ... Although I quite admire this sentiment as a utopian principle, I have some problems with it in the real world. Because, you see, this is what I do for a living.”

Clive Thompson takes a look at Cory Doctorow's novella, After the Siege -- a book, like most sci-fi's, are the only ones to tackle profound philosophical questions.

“In sum, to really try to be informed and literate today is to feel stupid nearly all the time, and to need help.”

"So what makes good copy good? Perhaps we can find out by considering what’s made the best of the best… the best."