Month: February 2017

  • shrinkrants: A clear, concise reading of an important bit of late Foucault, explaining  why his work is important for critiques of 21st century capitalism: As Foucault explained in The Birth of Biopolitics (2008), the rise of neoliberalism—his use of the noun—marked a radical transformation: whereas before, the state, among its various bureaucratic operations, “monitored” the…

  • weirdsanta: cheeseburgerdanvers: sigridellis: tereshkova2001: The U.S. Air Force Band stages a flash mob concert in the Milestones of Flight gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. you guys, they’re playing music for the rocketships and the planes and I’m not crying. And, they are playing Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring for the rocketships.…

  • thequietestnoiseonearth: Theory of Ugliness/Aesthetic Progress in Culture (Rough)

  • christopherschreck: “Mass Effect: A Conversation Between Lauren Cornell and Ed Halter” in which Cornell (New Museum) and Halter (Light Industry) delve deeply into art’s longstanding, complex, and mutually dependent relationship to popular culture. 

  • laughingsquid: A Hilarious Parody Infomercial for ‘For-Profit Online University’ by Adult Swim (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

  • dvvglvs: thebeautifulcomics: Here (1989) by Richard mcguire (raw magazine) SO tight

  • In an Unequal World, Mocking All Serves the Powerful – NYTimes.com

    In an Unequal World, Mocking All Serves the Powerful – NYTimes.com thaumatropia: The fact is, we self-censor and select the targets of our satire based on our worldviews – and those worldviews are influenced profoundly by being male or female, black or white, American or Iraqi, Muslim or Christian. Our identities and lived experiences have…

  • British Journalist Thinks The World Owes Latin America an Apology for the So-Called ‘War on Drugs’ · Global Voices In this story, published in two parts, Estefanía Sepúlveda Portilla interviews British journalist Johann Hari. They discuss and deconstruct the “War on Drugs” and its origins. Source: British Journalist Thinks The World Owes Latin America an Apology…

  • Winter rains could lead to spectacular floral display at California poppy reserve – SFGate

    Winter rains could lead to spectacular floral display at California poppy reserve – SFGate The winter rains could trigger a poppy explosion in the California desert this spring. Source: Winter rains could lead to spectacular floral display at California poppy reserve – SFGate shared without comment. seeds of solitude. sow/reap. View On WordPress

  • joanacasacalemos: Eugene Holland – The Image of Thought in “A Thousand Plateaus” (Source: http://joanacasacalemos.tumblr.com/)