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Writers

Tom Scocca

Tech

How the Awful Stuff Won

Exploring the dark and far-reaching consequences of our dependence on the Internet.

Tom Scocca New York Review of Books Oct 2020 25min Permalink

On Smarm

In defense of snark.

Tom Scocca Gawker Dec 2013 35min Permalink

Sports

Blackballed

The playground, the Ivy League, the triangle offense,  and how we dreamed up a “black basketball” and “white basketball.”

Tom Scocca Transition Jan 2001 25min Permalink

Science World

Bites of Passage

The battle to contain the Asian tiger mosquito–one suburban, above-ground pool at a time.

Tom Scocca The National Sep 2009 Permalink