I had full intentions of writing this about the uproar surrounding the new Facebook Messenger requirements. I was going to write about the dichotomy between increased information and privacy invasion. I was going to throw numbers at you. Possibly increase your paranoia. And then I got the news. Robin Williams was found dead yesterday, the result of an apparent suicide….

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With the arrival of two aid workers who contracted the deadly and highly-contagious Ebola virus in West Africa to the CDC in Atlanta—and one quarantined patient being evaluated for infection in New York City—pandemic paranoia has reached a (no pun intended) fever pitch. A debate erupted into the narrative regarding the public-health implications of transporting individuals infected with the virus…

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Curiously, those with the most media experience seem to be the ones with the most recurring cases of foot-in-mouth disease. Last week’s patient was Steven A. Smith, ESPN talking-head and commentator known for his strong opinions and animated style. Unfortunately, he did not articulate this one as artfully as he would have liked. Last Friday on ESPN’s ‘First Take,’ Smith…

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Last week was another one of those weeks, where the news-cycle was a maelstrom of bad news. The world seems an ever-increasing warzone—with conflicts occurring on borders in seemingly every corner of the globe. On the heels of the latest escalation in the longstanding territory-dispute between Israelis and Palestinians came the most tragic development in the battle for Ukraine: the…

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Tech-startups have had a cataclysmic effect on obsolete business models, driving the establishment to adjust and adapt or begin the death dirge for their organizations. From Netflix’s foray into original—and superb—programming, forcing the hand of cable company fat-cats to up their game, to online-review apps putting comment cards in the public-eye, Silicon Valley’s impact on the status-quo has a boot-quaking…

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