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On Writing

Every so often I spend time going through old notebooks and files. I look at the the stories I’ve started, the ideas I’ve jotted down, the…

Oct 20, 2020

On Writing

Oct 20, 2020

A Quiet Book for our Very Loud Time

Lessons Boys, Moles, Foxes and Horses Can Teach Us

Oct 14, 2020

A Quiet Book for our Very Loud Time

Oct 14, 2020

Finding Home

An Exercise in Deliberate Accidents

Aug 27, 2020

Finding Home

Aug 27, 2020

The Back of My Daughter’s Head Can be Very Interesting

Young children are notoriously hard to photograph. Here’s a lesson or two I learned while chasing after my daughter.

Sep 11, 2019

The Back of My Daughter’s Head Can be Very Interesting

Sep 11, 2019

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If a Tree Falls in China — Watching the Future of the Propaganda State

The future of propaganda is now. China’s media response to Hong Kong’s protests demonstrates how states control information environments.

Jul 30, 2019

If a Tree Falls in China — Watching the Future of the Propaganda State

Jul 30, 2019

Thoughts on Documentary Films While Watching Flightless Baby Geese Jump from 400 Foot Cliffs

Nature shows are awesome. But what are they? Because they’re not quite documentaries.

May 22, 2019

Thoughts on Documentary Films While Watching Flightless Baby Geese Jump from 400 Foot Cliffs

May 22, 2019

Americans Hate the Media

Where goes truth when a new Gallup poll indicates American trust in the media is (yet again) at an all-time low?

Sep 15, 2016

Americans Hate the Media

Sep 15, 2016

Getting to Know What We Don’t Know

We don’t know our current and historical events. This affects how we understand and process the news.

Sep 13, 2016

Getting to Know What We Don’t Know

Sep 13, 2016

Colors, Shapes and Flowers

Musings from the New York Botanical Garden

May 11, 2016

Colors, Shapes and Flowers

May 11, 2016

Language, Militias and Occupation

What should we call an armed group that takes over federal property and makes political demands? Oregon gives us a chance to consider.

Jan 7, 2016

Language, Militias and Occupation

Jan 7, 2016

Smeagol or Gollum? A Turkish Doctor’s Fate Lay in the Answer

Turkey debates Lord of the Rings to decide whether a doctor will spend two years in jail.

Dec 16, 2015

Smeagol or Gollum? A Turkish Doctor’s Fate Lay in the Answer

Dec 16, 2015

How To Extract the Transcript for Captions on YouTube Videos

Few people I know find satisfaction in transcription. For most, it’s a necessary pain.

Dec 6, 2015

How To Extract the Transcript for Captions on YouTube Videos

Dec 6, 2015

Naming Names in Mass Shootings

“I will not name the shooter. I will not give him the credit he probably sought prior to this horrific and cowardly act,” said Douglas…

Oct 7, 2015

Naming Names in Mass Shootings

Oct 7, 2015

Publishing the News When it’s Already Everywhere

Publishers have new distribution strategies, but what do news consumers do in a world of infinite choice?

May 1, 2015

Publishing the News When it’s Already Everywhere

May 1, 2015

Let’s Praise Books… Unless We Don’t Need to Read Them

We love them but there’ve been too many for about 500 years now.

Apr 26, 2015

Let’s Praise Books… Unless We Don’t Need to Read Them

Apr 26, 2015

Michael Cervieri

Michael Cervieri

Skeptical diginaut. I play with the paywall here but everything’s available at michael.cervieri.com/musings

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