Gareth Branwyn

Kevin Maloof[1] (born January 21, 1958), better known by his pseudonym, Gareth Branwyn, is a writer, editor, and media critic.

He has covered technology, DIY media, and cyberculture for Wired, Esquire, the Baltimore Sun and other publications.

Branwyn was a co-editor of The Happy Mutant Handbook and is the author of Jargon Watch: A Pocket Dictionary for the Jitterati, Jamming the Media, The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots and Mosaic Quick Tour: Accessing and Navigating the World Wide Web, one of the first books written about the Web.

Gareth Branwyn was married to DC-area jazz singer and Thievery Corporation vocalist Pam Bricker, who committed suicide in 2005.

[2] In 2021 Branwyn married his long-time girlfriend, fine artist and arts educator, Angela White.

Gareth Branwyn (left) and Mark Frauenfelder at Maker Faire Austin 2007. Photograph by Jon Lebkowsky