Gregory Baum : Nationalisme et mouvements sociaux contre l'hégémonie du marché
"Les gens qui participent à ce mouvement, en grande partie de façon gratuite, ne regardent pas leur travail comme une oeuvre de charité, privée de sens politique, mais plutôt comme une forme de militantisme appuyée par la vision d'une société alternative."
Takashi Murakami
""We have our traditional arts, whose rules are strict, but in a contemporary context there is no fine art anymore. Pop-culture imagery has become the dominant language, so through it I try to create a fine art for our times."
On Friday, I saw "Why Are My Eyes Still Open?"
and watched as Tom Cruise wrestled with the ghost of action-movies past.
Cameron Barrett : I Live in a Wired World
"It's not about giving away all your secrets, habits, or personal information. It's about putting you back into control of that information. No longer would you be subtly influenced by advertising media and blatant in-your-face marketing..." I'm sorry, but this just seems hopelessly naive. I think that there is enough evidence, both historical and anecdotal, to rest assured that all of your buttons will be pushed in all the right ways. Further, it sounds too much like the tyranny of the majority for my taste.
The other day
Jeff sent me some kind words about the
aaronland site (thanks!) He commented that it had a "nice anti-technology" feel to it. I guess I can understand why, but I would like state publicly that I am not anti-technology. Witness the bicycle. What I do have a problem with is the idea that technology (these days it's The Network) somehow springs springs forth from our brow, fully formed, ushering us to greater and greater salvation. If the old saw goes: "Technology doesn't kill people, people with technology kill people", then I want to know why so often we let ourselves be led blindly by it and are so eager to erase the past lest it offer some good reason to tread lightly. I do not accept that it is without consequences we may regret, nor that simple blind enthusiasm will see us through whatever Utopian blunder we dream up next.
CBC : Viagra keeps flowers from wilting
"They believe Viagra could revolutionize packaging and storage of produce."