Category Archives: culture studies

the browser’s frieze

by zcm Posted on November 3, 2009

over the summer, i got a chance to see gustav klimt’s beethoven frieze nestled in the basement of the architecturally stunning (but otherwise uninteresting) secession building. having had no idea before of the mere existence of the beethoven frieze i … Continue reading →

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assassin’s creed for ds: adventure as a medieval flea circus

by zcm Posted on August 25, 2009

my dream of assassin’s creed when my a good friend of mine first got assassin’s creed, i was enchanted by its premise. as a serious lover of medieval history, particularly the crusades, the concept of gaming a 12th century jerusalem … Continue reading →

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when games play you: professor layton & the curious village

by zcm Posted on August 18, 2009

when i decided to buy a nintendo dsi (see previous post for a re-cap of my logic) i knew i needed a killer app, to make me feel that the purchase was justified. thoroughly, conscientiously, i researched the available games, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, culture studies, games, providence | Tagged dsi, review, video games | 3 Comments

The Invasive Ether

by zcm Posted on July 29, 2009

Now that the internet has become an ambience, we have become enveloped by it. Just ten years ago, society traveled to the internet. It was something somewhat site-specific, a cafe, a library, a corporate office. At that point, the internet … Continue reading →

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Game/Theory Decisions: Why I am getting a Nintendo DSi

by zcm Posted on July 14, 2009

i’ve been missing my gaming fix lately. this time last year, i was rock band-ing daily a la berkman center, and even exercising my gamer theory with monthly mit-harvard game design meetings hosted by the ever brilliant gene koo. anyway, … Continue reading →

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i, am an enchanter

by zcm Posted on April 2, 2009

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This Week In Film Theory: Sergei Eisenstein

by zcm Posted on March 20, 2009

i’ve been taking an outstanding film theory class with phil rosen this semester. rosen, it tuns out, is kind of the reigning critical perspective on the authors we are reading: eisenstein, bazin, munsterberg, etc. a couple of weeks ago, in … Continue reading →

Posted in brown university, Culture, culture studies, film, media, semiotics | Tagged aesthetics, eisenstein, soviet, theory | 2 Comments

digital technology & new media journalism

by zcm Posted on March 10, 2009

its been a long time since i’ve read a paper copy of the new york times. its been an even longer time since i read a copy of the boston globe. yet everyday, i manage to peruse these publications in … Continue reading →

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monty phython as gatorade commercial

by zcm Posted on February 5, 2009

this is the most insane advertising campaign i’ve ever seen: kevin garnett cast as a king arthur, wearing an abstracted celtics jersey, and “questing” for gatorade. but in order to find this “holy g” he must face kareem abdul jabbar … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, culture studies, funny, games, Internet, semiotics | Tagged advertising, funny, kevin garnett, monty phyton | 1 Comment

the reader: a pale film that both sobers and intoxicates

by zcm Posted on January 26, 2009

if the reader were an alcohol, it would have one of those painful, complex tastes. something that burns as it goes down, and sobers as much as it intoxicates. the film is complex in that sense that it’s hard to … Continue reading →

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