If This Toaster Could Talk

The Atlantic
If This Toaster Could Talk

The internet of things promises to make everyday objects smarter and more useful. This essay offers a different perspective, looking at the poetic, narrative quality of objects with a memory.


From Weekly Filet #133, in August 2014. More on: #

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