Arielle Goldrath: Sorting Fact, Context, and Identity in the Age of Search
Type a name into a search bar and you’re promised clarity. A clean answer. A tidy biography. A quick sense of who someone is…
Read MoreType a name into a search bar and you’re promised clarity. A clean answer. A tidy biography. A quick sense of who someone is…
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Read MoreEileen Tate is a name that has been pulled into the public eye largely because of someone else’s fame—and controversy. For many readers, she…
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Read MoreIn an era when almost anyone can be pulled into the public eye, Maureen E. McPhilmy has remained an unusually private figure—despite being tied,…
Read MoreType “Janie Beggs” into a search bar and you may expect a neat result: a biography, a clear professional profile, a definitive “about” page.…
Read MoreThe name Betsy Berardi tends to surface the same way, again and again: tucked into biographies of a famous musician, mentioned in passing in…
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