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we are tired of division: media, culture, society, law, meaning, humanity, and so on. these are interconnected terms, defined by one another. they must be re-united.
explication has been held prisoner by written language for too long. as if we only understand words. as if true meaning were only possible to produce there. we do not [...]

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It has become completely impossible to ignore the massive social, economic, and cultural implications of video games. It is an industry that has outsold cinema and publishing for years. Its myths and characters have escaped consoles and computers for popular culture at large. And more and more people are becoming “gamers” everyday. Revolutions in casual [...]

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the five coolest things from last week
this is rundown of the coolest things i came across last week. it includes a remix, a video game, two trailers, and an essay. i am going to try to do this more often, as it will give me a larger outlet for the fun stuff i discover [...]

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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 still had a certain physicality- one could move into its reach, and, more importantly, out. [...]

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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 great depth, because their websites have become better and better, and i am spending more [...]

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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 (as the wizard “tim”) and other alice-in-wonderland type pop culture insanity.
i don’t even know what [...]

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here is a story about stories; with a question about whether stories are still stories and whether we are beginning to live in a post-story age.
the already cool mit media lab has founded a “center for future storytelling.” the purpose of this “labette” as the initiative is described, is to engage in studying and possibly [...]

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In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
a tradition begun with thomas paine (aka t-paine) and continued through the glory of the onion 2.0 wherein they begin creating youtube-like clips. well done, american satire, you always find a way through social, cultural, legal, and even technological changes to stay cynical [...]

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Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
but i do think i know these people.
WELL.

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echoes of my time at the berkman center for internet society continue to reverberate in my life, despite my distance from the sunny side streets of cambridge, and my re-enmeshment into life as a student at brown university. tomorrow (well actually it looks like it’s technically today) is one web day, the earth day for [...]

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