Max Kulchinsky

I think the next big thing in technology is accountability. Now, more than ever, we have access to such an amazing amount of information online. This information ranges from cute cat videos to the names of every major US CEO. My point being, there is a lot of stuff to be found online and filtered …

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Clearly, war drones come with lots of legislation and care to harm those the government believes deserves to be harmed, and not harm Americans. Ironically, what is happening in America is Americans harming Americans with drones of a lesser magnitude. Drones used for photography and filming (or hobbyist drones) are impeding on peoples’ privacy and …

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The article that struck me most this week was the first NY Times article about social media and “the end of forgetting.” This piece includes a well known anecdote about a teacher in training who was denied a teaching degree towards the end of her studies due to a single Facebook photo of her drinking …

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I just want to start this by saying that I kinda wish I grew up with this new generation of video games. Obviously the early 2000s was a great time to be a gamer– SSX Tricky, the Mario series, Call of Duty, and sports games like Madden and NBA 2K all were amazing (and some …

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Right now is a weird time for television/film. We are in a transitionary period in which there are many people hanging onto cable cords, spending hundreds or thousands more than they should for television per year, and those who are streaming (legally and illegally) paying very little and lacking access to as much content. The …

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I have worked in the music industry since I was 16 years old. In the three years since, I have seen the business change significantly more than I expected. Streaming is now fully embraced by the three major record labels (who still dominate the music industry by a landslide over independent labels and artists), who happen to …

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I will be the first to admit I do not read enough books. I can name dozens of shows, movies, albums, even paintings I’m obsessed with. But I do not read books like I did when I was younger. Honestly, I don’t read books because I don’t see the need to most of the time. …

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What stuck with me in our first week’s readings was the component of peer pressure raised by the American Academy of Pediatrics article. “Because of their limited capacity for self-regulation and susceptibility to peer pressure, children and adolescents are at some risk as they navigate and experiment with social media.” I believe this is the …

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