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Day 79: Marcuse for the Day

  In Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest trilogy a character gets daily e-mail alerts called “Emerson for the Day.” Quite funny, as they stand in direct contradiction to the highly techno… more »

Cerebral Jetsam

Shadows on the Wall

kidmongo wrote 3 hours ago:   There has been much criticism and skepticism of the Desteni message from certain quarters of the … more »

Tags: Posts, Debord, desteni, hyperreality, plato's cave, Postmodernism, semiotics, Situationist(s), Spectacle

Te koop gevraagd: artistieke visie

Joost wrote 2 weeks ago: In de commentaren op ZXZW horen we vaak dat de een eenduidige artistieke visie ontbreekt. Dat klopt … more »

Tags: blogs, ZXZW festival, jazz, artistieke visie, heino, freddy mercury

Nudity: the great social leveller — 14 comments

rosemarymaccabe wrote 4 weeks ago: We came in our droves, early this morning (2.30am, to be precise) and . . . we waited. Despite the … more »

Tags: Spencer Tunick, Art

On the Web (and at PC World), Falsity Precedes Truth

Nav wrote 3 months ago: Alternate Title: Why Sony have made Baudrillard the Go-To Philosopher for the ‘Net. There are … more »

Tags: Blu-ray, Playstation 3, PSP, Truth, copy to psp

The Postmodern Internet: The Philosophical Laws of the Web

Nav wrote 4 months ago: This is of course doomed to fail. If this electronic network of information and people is, as I say, … more »

Tags: Web 2.0, postmodern, Philosophy, Internet, Web, Postmodernity, Deleuze, Copy, orignial

Snowy Weekend Scrawl: Dating Assassins and the Funniest Stand-Up in Years — 2 comments

Nav wrote 4 months ago: Hey Nature! You can fuck off now! As I write this, there is another foot of snow slowly building up … more »

Tags: Papa CJ, scrawl links, assasins, clive thompson, Simpsons

Nell- just a thete girl living in a nano world — 3 comments

estherspace wrote 4 months ago: So, how ’bout that Diamond Age? This book is not my cup of tea. But, it is also strangely ar … more »

Tags: ENG 597: Literature in the Information Age, book, Books, diamond age, John Hackworth, Lord Alexander Chung-Sik Finkle-McGraw, Neal Stephenson, neo-Victorian, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

Baudrillard, Jean A.

Earthpages.ca wrote 4 months ago: Baudrillard, Jean A. (1929-2007) French postmodern theorist who has become increasingly popular with … more »

Tags: b, postmodern, War, poststructural, Symbols, denotation, Signs, connotation, Gulf War

The Matrix is like a movie about the Matrix that could have produced the Matrix

middleXeast wrote 7 months ago: French theorist Jean Baudrillard (1929–2007) was a sharp critic of contemporary society, culture, … more »

Tags: Art, Culture, Life, Philosophy

From one fake superhero to another. — 8 comments

Stella Kevlar wrote 9 months ago: I just watched (a week late, I know, I know, you try watching TV with the best of them and still do … more »

Tags: Stella Kevlar, Bionic Woman, Television, Feminism, Postmodernism, Sci-Fi, The Matrix

It is One of Those Sad Truths...

Eva wrote 1 week ago: I adore Belle de Jour’s blog(the book and TV series, considerably less so-I am cold and analyt … more »

Tags: The Controversial, demimonde, sex, Sensualist, belle de jour, Men, Women, egos, Stereotypes

Nothing left to confess — 4 comments

muli koppel wrote 2 weeks ago: Given the mass of evidence, there is no plausible hypothesis but reality. Baudrillard, The Perfect C … more »

Tags: Body, Philosophy, reality, Self, System, Thought, virilio

Baudrillard's Exoteric Magic

Tim Stevens wrote 1 month ago: I’ve recently abandoned my pre-Ubiwar protoblogging persona, but was trawling through some old … more »

Tags: Computing

Dionysiac machines and the production of reality - part 1

lindleanne wrote 1 month ago: Brace yourselves: I wrestle with some big ideas/theories in this post. I might not make perfect sens … more »

Tags: Giddings, simulacra, Debord, Videogames

The Neon Homeland

erin l. wrote 1 month ago: Last weekend, I was in Michigan not seeing any art. My plan had been to delve into the Art in Ameri … more »

Tags: Contemporary Art, Critique, excess, Exhibition, interdisciplinary, peripheral vision, Art in America, dave hickey, false appearance

Paranoid User Of The World Wide Web — 4 comments

pisomojado wrote 1 month ago: I’m excited about this new blog. At least I was lastnight when I wrote up some notes for it. I … more »

Tags: Internet, hyperreality, Mobile Phone, Bus, skinny jeans, The Kooks, London, Boutique, Computer

The Consumer Age

searching1 wrote 2 months ago: The Consumer Age[1]   Baudrillard seems to postulate that over abundance of consumer goods, connect … more »

Tags: Society, Commodification, consumerism, ict, Rigsby, Social

marginale postmoderne theoriën over fantasieconsumptie

kaliumhyperoxide wrote 2 months ago: IDENTITEITSCONSUMPTIE Het woord kwam in me op. Leek mij bedoeld om mee aan te duiden dat identi … more »

Tags: insane, Chaotic Theories, Music, wax simulacrum, identiteitsconsumptie, fantasieconsumptie, bakkerszoon, Vlaardingen, realiteit

Market Demand

searching1 wrote 2 months ago: Market Demand[1]   Subliminal messages are spoken of in relation to manipulating and changing or ma … more »

Tags: Society, consumer, Galbraith, Marketing