Our phones don’t just keep us in touch with the world; they’re also diaries, confessional booths, repositories for our deepest secrets. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
For many of us, our smartphones have become extensions of our brains – we outsource essential cognitive functions, like memory, to them, which means they soak up much more information than we realize. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
In many ways, Obama is America’s first truly digital president. His 2008 campaign relied heavily on social media to lift him out of obscurity. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
Established technology companies like Amazon, Apple, and Google have expanded their reach and influence throughout the world. And while many countries have pushed back against that spread, our government has essentially left them alone. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
High school is already an academic and social pressure cooker, and the forces that make it stressful are amplified for queer students. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
For all teenagers, the Internet offers a periscope to the outside world, but it’s particularly important for students who are unable to find themselves represented and understood in their immediate surroundings. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
Making space to deal with the psychological toll of racism is absolutely necessary. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
It’s becoming much more common to see yoga studios offer classes aimed exclusively at people of color who are searching for ways to cope with racism and fears around police brutality. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
Traditional guidebooks have never quite done it for me. Too often, they seem to be aimed at a certain type of comfortable, middle-class traveler. Jenna Wortham Read Quote
