sloan

Born in Illinois, grew up in Michigan. Works at Current. Reads books. And blogs. Obsessed with future (but not in hollow, present-denying way). Looking for nerds.

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"Iran: Underneath the Headlines" Online Special

We built a new online page as a companion to our "Iran: Underneath the Headlines" special. Get a little background on Iran with some of the work Current has produced over the years: Who... more
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- was credited in this 7 days ago
Iran's Children of Tomorrow

Stirring piece from the NYT's Roger Cohen, who is in Tehran. He breaks the situation in Iran down into three key questions; it's a helpful framework for understanding what happens next.... more
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- added this 17 days ago
Crazy light-up Metroid figure

I have to admit. This is the first time I have ever actually sort of wanted one of these expensive figurines. It has a chip that "allows for the lights to fade out slowly"! Samus... more
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- added this 22 days ago
Gadget Orchestra

Nintendo DS Lite(ELECTROPLANKTON), Nintendo DSi(KORG DS-10), iPod touch(Mokugyo 木魚), iPhone(Bloom) and KAOSSILATOR connected to Belkin Rockstar. more
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- greenlight given 6 months ago
Farewell to President Al Gore

(Photo courtesy of Lindsay Beyerstein's Flickr stream.) What if Al Gore had been president for the past 8 years instead of George W. Bush? Perhaps we would now be getting tired of... more
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- greenlight given 6 months ago
First look at Obama's official portrait

So this is what you'll see in courthouses, on the dorky White House bio page, etc. Oh man, what a nice change. Also: It's the first presidential portrait to be taken digitally.... more
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- greenlight given 6 months ago
Here's what the election would have looked like if only 18-29-year-olds voted

So the question is: Is this the America of our future? (or) does something terrible happen to you in your 30s? more
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- greenlight given 8 months ago
Campaign Update: Epilogue

Thanks for watching. Love, Brett, Mark, and Dan more
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- responded 8 months ago
Ah hahahahahaha. Ganek/Erlich '12. Er, wait. Actually, '16. more

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Current Diggs the Election -- Promo II

Your Tweets. Your Diggs. You. Join Twitter, Digg, Diplo, 12seconds, and Current in an election party on Current TV, complete with election coverage you don't have to mute. Skip the... more
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- greenlight given 8 months ago
MTV Puts Every Music Video Online

MTV quietly launches the hulu.com of music videos. And it's awesome. A huge move for a big media company like this. It still doesn't make up for "The Grind" -- but one giant... more
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- responded 8 months ago
Chevy Chase cameo! more

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