Marcus BanksCoronavirus CourtesiesThe sign above, at the L’Occitane en Provence on East 86th St in Manhattan, is just one heartwarming thing I saw this week.Mar 14, 2020Mar 14, 2020
Marcus BanksOld Person Scolding of the Young is Always HypocriticalTen years ago, when Facebook was a mere infant and not yet the democracy-destroying evil it would become, middle aged people would badger…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
Marcus BanksDeceiving Ourselves to Death: Social Media and the Way We Live NowJust think how much more productive and civil social media could be today, rather than the festering hive of hatred, bullying and…Aug 20, 2019Aug 20, 2019
Marcus BanksWe Know so Little, and Always WillRecently I listened to Ezra Klein’s interview with Emily Oster, an economist at Brown and parent of two. Oster wrote the book Expecting…Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
Marcus BanksKudos to UC for Breaking up with ElsevierOne day long ago, when I was a young and inexperienced manager at the University of California San Francisco Library, I proposed that we…Mar 3, 2019Mar 3, 2019
Marcus BanksWhat is Truth? What are Facts? A Review of “Lifespan of a Fact”After three months on Broadway, “The Lifespan of a Fact” is closing this weekend. I am so happy we saw it today, literally just under the…Jan 13, 2019Jan 13, 2019
Marcus BanksAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Newest Dance is BittersweetThis week’s attempt to troll Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by posting a video of her dancing as a college student backfired…Jan 5, 2019Jan 5, 2019
Marcus BanksEuropean Funders Should Implement Plan SScholarly publishing has long had a mismatch problem, in which the people who produce scholarly work bear no costs for their distribution…Oct 18, 2018Oct 18, 2018
Marcus BanksThe Most Wonderful Time of the YearSince my beloved Oakland A’s are playing the New York Yankees in the American League wildcard game this week, I’ve taken to wearing this…Sep 30, 2018Sep 30, 2018
Marcus BanksJournalism in an Orwellian AgeToday Glenn Kessler published a comprehensive analysis of President Trump’s recent rally in Montana. The Washington Post’s Fact Checker…Sep 14, 2018Sep 14, 2018
