‘The Attention Merchants’ Reveals Commercial Exploitation
Tim Wu’s book shows that the quest for our attention, and by extension our money
Indy Staff
Recent Stories
Chef Pink’s Bacon & Brine Gets Bigger
It’s swine time in Solvang, with new digs on Copenhagen Drive and a documentary release.
No ‘Indy’ Gender Parity
Despite the fact that there is gender parity on the staff of The Santa Barbara Independent, roughly 25 percent of the paper’s bylines are women’s names, and about 75 percent are men’s.
So … That Happened. What Now?
Starshine suffers through the Seven stages of WTF?!
Police to Seek Criminals, Not Immigrants
The Santa Barbara Police Department is committed to protecting everyone’s rights, regardless of immigration status.
No Smoking Shenanigans
It is onerous, misguided legislation like the city’s proposed smoking ban that got Donald Trump elected president.
Santa Barbara in Black Holds Vigils
Peace group gathers on State Street and calls for allies.
A Hard Rain
After the overwhelming upset of the election, conservative would-be appointments are being bandied by Trump.
‘Powder Puff’
The displeasure of the faculty and students at UCSB at the election of Donald Trump as our new U.S. president is well deserved by all of them.
Standing in Solidarity on Saturday with Standing Rock
Keep It Clean is organizing an afternoon march.
