Dale Lately writes about culture and communications and has contributed to the Guardian, 3:AM Magazine, OpenDemocracy, Litro, and Pop Matters. His regular musings can be found at @dalelately and dalelately.blogspot.com.
Originally from New Orleans, Zachary Fine is a freelance writer and student attending the New York University Gallatin School for Individualized Study.
Robert Appelbaum is professor of English Literature at Uppsala University, Sweden. His most recent book is Working the Aisles: A Life in Consumption (Zero).
Jonathan Rees is professor of History at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He blogs about history, education technology, and the history of technology at More or Less Bunk.
Bijan Stephen is a writer in New York. His work has appeared in The Paris Review Daily, The Awl, The New Inquiry, and Vice, among other places. He tweets at @bijanstephen.