I stumbled across a poem called Quoof the other day that I hadn’t seen since we read it in a university seminar in 1985.

Many people have two lives. The life they live and the other life they aspire to live. Between the two stands Resistance.

The Spicer Show is funny. It’s also a sign of what ails ‘SNL.’

In 996 AD, a Benedictine monk named Father Gerbert, who would later become Pope Sylvester II, created the first modern mechanical clock. It…

Artists and creators have a unique problem with procrastination. Here’s how to solve it.

The advent of computers and the internet—and the declining costs of using both—spurred law enforcement to construct massive databases of…

Why “apolitical” or “symmetric” laws aren’t.

“Night Thoughts,” an essay by Matthew Vollmer

The world will view you as an object — but you cannot be broken.

I stumbled across a poem called Quoof the other day that I hadn’t seen since we read it in a university seminar in 1985.

The advent of computers and the internet—and the declining costs of using both—spurred law enforcement to construct massive databases of…

Fashion visionaries are using 3D printing to create mind-bending textiles that are nearly impossible to wear.

The altcoin bubble is in full force and is creating a lot of buzz and euphoria in the crypto space. Some may argue it’s not a bubble and…

So you think Amazon is a tech company? No, you’re wrong

I’m to be married soon.

Like so many, I lived in a house full of roommates in college, where we thought we knew everything and had all the answers. That core group…

On a daily basis we meet new people, we buy or have new stuffs, we make memories, experience new feelings, time, knowledge. All of these…

An action plan to help you stop talking things personally.

Netflix’s new series, 13 Reasons Why, has the older generations freaking out about teenage mental health issues.

Please watch ‘Chris Gethard: Career Suicide.’

Born and raised in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana, Olivia LeBlanc always had a creative and funky flare to her, just like her hometown…

The ‘alt-right’ is just an uglier manifestation of the white supremacy permeating the liberal establishment in Hollywood, academia, media…

The Spicer Show is funny. It’s also a sign of what ails ‘SNL.’

The German conservative revolutionaries had Ernst Jünger, Vichy had Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Quisling’s Norway had Knut Hamsun, and the US…

Today I’m leaving my job as design partner at Google Ventures. Instead of another full-time job, I’m focusing my energy on writing. I have…

“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself” said Eleanor Roosevelt and one of the most important lessons in…

The Ultimate Guide to Working With an Assistant If You’ve Never Had One Before.

Academic mothers need relief from grossly inadequate support systems that deprive them of a fair shot at successful careers.

Over the past couple of weeks I had the pleasure to talk about UXPin’s approach to building a design system on multiple meet-ups and…

This post feels somewhat like a coming of age story. If you’re a junior designer, it might be eye opening. On the contrary, as a design…

UI/UX Basic Research

Do websites and apps belong in the MoMA? (They do)

I’d like to preface this case study by stating that my intentions behind redesigning Apple Music were in no way driven by indignation or…

You do realize Trump has opened Pandora’s Box and the next Presidential election is going to be Battle of the Billionaires, right? You do…

By Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President Kennedy and member of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Committee

It is the prime question in everybody’s head. Me too, I was wondering why did North Korea take such a strong stance towards holding a…

Three weeks after the arrests of six Flint, MI, residents at a public town hall about the city’s water crisis, the case has been marked by…

FBI declares war on Trump; Senate Judiciary Chairman’s important statement; Comey never asked for more funding for Russia probe