ben birkinbine is an assistant professor of media studies at the reynolds school of journalism at the university of nevada, reno.

(see: reynolds school of journalism)

an image recognition app that can "now" quickly copy-paste handwritten notes between devices.

the verge
(see: google)

losing someone hurts. envy hurts. everyone gets these things confused with love, but in reality, love is the only thing in this world that covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful again. love is the only thing in this world that does not hurt.

(see: mesa selimovic)

most commonly used today to describe a person who utilizes social media marketing to promote themselves and a certain lifestyle. often backed by endorsements and from small and large companies alike, social media influencers use product placement and paid promotions to make money off their platform. instagram is one of the most popular platforms for influencers.

the art of persuasion.

imagine with me, if you will, a snowfall.

the catastrophic peace of a winter morning, grey skies and icy windows framed by flakes laid to rest

frostbitten breezes wind through heavy-laden branches, sending clouds of snow swirling through the air as if from a powder-puff against a grandmother's cheek

wandering rays of sunlight find their way through the cloud cover

and it's beautiful.

too damn cold in northern nevada. where's the snow? no snow, only cold. you tease.

a historic site where the first successful english colony was founded in america. it was named after the king, james i.

samuel adams was often called the firebrand of the american revolution." a few months after the boston massacre, adams called for "committees of correspondence" in every colony. by 1774, these committees were exchanging news and ideas, which helped build a sense of national unity.

also known as deadwood dick, was a former slave from tennessee who became a rodeo star. black cowboys were common in the old west. in fact, about one in seven cowboys was african american; many of them were former slaves. image

eddie rickenbacker was a businessman and race car driver before he joined the american expeditionary force (aef) to fly combat planes in france. he was america's top "ace" in the aef because of his 26 "scores"-enemy planes he shot down. rickenbacker received both the french croix de guerre award and the congressional medal of honor.

(see: metu)
a pioneering university in turkey.

in 1925, a tennessee teacher named john t. scopes was arrested for teaching charles darwin's theory of evolution, which said that "higher" forms of life, such as humans, olved from "lower" life forms, such as apes. many rural americans felt this theory was at odds with the creationism they believed in and their traditional christian values.

william jennings bryan, the great populist hero, spoke for the prosecution. scopes was defended by famous defense attorney clarence darrow. in his questioning, darrow made bryan seem foolish and ignorant. the trial settled nothing, though. scopes was fined $100, and the ruling was later reversed on a technicality.

i am hodling

i don't know if the lake's water is drinkable or not but i drank it on purpose and it was so pure. is lake tahoe filled with hundreds of preserved bodies?