The phenomena of taking photos and sharing them isn't new, but with Instagram being mobile, both have become cheaper and faster, producing the instant gratification of knowing how our shots look in our palms. — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
My parents wielded disposal cameras and Polaroids with the best of them, occasionally begging for at least one decent photo of my brother and… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Endnotes, often confused with footnotes that live at the bottom of a page, is that lump of text at the end of the book,… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
As the U.S. prison population has surged over the decades, the legal profession's distaste for former inmates has become more conspicuous. And it isn't… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
As it turns out, just hanging out around athletes doesn't actually make one more fit. — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Generations of thinkers have made typewriters their frenemies, and long before there were Gmail inboxes, print correspondence stacked up, some hastily written and impulsive… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
I was a fly on the wall at Gawker Media during the heyday of this thing called blogging. — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Some communities are formed through schools, churches, workplaces. But much of how we learn about one another as a society comes from physically being… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Using a typewriter, at times, feels more like playing piano than jotting down notes, a percussive exercise in expressing thought that is both tortuous… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Competing in junior fencing requires lessons, equipment, and travel that may cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month, keeping talented athletes from… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Precisely at the moment when an athletic career is most on the line and fan perceptions of a Herculean, supra-human performance are highest, an… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
As the issue of youth fitness - from obesity to proper exercise regimens - takes on more resonance in schools and communities across the… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
The greatest obstacle in 'Tetris' is time and one's own ability to navigate it - kind of like life itself. — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Long before social media made things like bib replication easier, banditing at major races was viewed as a brave act. Rebellious runners like John… — Mary Pilon Copy Share
Wall Street trading floors have long been seen as bastions of testosterone that rewarded, literally, those with sharp elbows who could throw a punch. — Mary Pilon Copy Share
