I’m a media consumer — and have been for a very long time. I’ve been consuming television, news, movies, and music, paying what I always thought was a pretty generous spend. I’m hardly a media pincher. And yet, as more and more media platforms have their hand out, I find…

Note: see update at bottom of post. My journey began innocently enough, I was on vacation and discovered I was running out of a prescription allergy medicine. There was a local CVS nearby, so I called to see if they could find my prescription in their system. I knew that…

Twenty-two years ago, airplanes were turned into terrible weapons. As New York struggled to rebuild and recover, it was decided that a Museum and Memorial would be built to honor the fallen and protect the history. Today a group of more than 100 scholars, historians, interfaith leaders, and family members…

Esther Dyson has witnessed the internet grow up from its earliest days. As the curator of the now-legendary conference PC Forum, she was there in 1985, hosting a gathering of people who have become tech luminaries, among them Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg. She…

A few weeks back, on the hottest day of the summer, my icemaker stopped working. It was certainly not essential. I put a few ice cube trays in the freezer and went back to work. As the days wore on, I realized that I really like my icemaker. It’s a…

In New York, it seems like there’s always a crane and a brand-new, giant building going up. But things are different now. We all know the chit-chat about how work from home is changing the nature of office space. New York magazine has a thoughtful article about commercial real estate…

The New York Times had a headline that can only be described as scary. “What Can You Do When A.I. Lies About You?” asks the Times. The short answer is, essentially nothing. …

At a time when New York is about to implement congestion pricing to put pressure on private car use, Citi Bike usage is surging. Citi Bike launched in 2013 with an initial fleet of 6,000 bicycles — and 46,854 rides were taken in the first week. Two months ago, the…

A few days ago, I set up a page for donations to the 501c3 not-for-profit I run, SustainableMedia.Center. Getting it posted was easy, and I thought some of my Facebook friends might chip in and support the organization. It started out great, and the donations began to roll in. …