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    March 28, 2012, 11:02 a.m.
    “Moments of magic and an unavoidable experience of profound loss”: Virginia Heffernan on digital culture
    LINK: vimeo.com  ➚   |   Posted by: Joshua Benton   |   March 28, 2012

    Virginia Heffernan — formerly of The New York Times, now of Yahoo News — was at the Berkman Center yesterday to give a talk about digital culture and her upcoming book, Magic and Loss: The Pleasures of the Internet. Worth a listen — her remarks are about 30 minutes, followed by Q&A.

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