http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron therourke@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140210@N05/sets/72157607329841191/with/4295713286/ The pairs of images in this "Similarities" set are similar visually in one way or another. They are presented without judgement as to the motives of their creators. The viewers of the pieces can form their own opinion(s) about what they see.

Some are "accidents": The creator of the similar piece had no knowledge of the original. Examples would be the 1982 Rafal Olbinski / New Pornographers posters and the Idea magazine cover / Okkervil River poster.

Some are "re-contextualized": Obscure imagery from long forgotten sources was used from vintage printed ephemera like 1940s… ]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:28:57 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140210@N05/sets/72157607329841191/with/4295713286/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2010/08/madison_avenue.html The widespread fascination with the Mad Men series is far more than just simple nostalgia. It is about how we feel about ourselves and our society today. In Mad Men we watch a group of people who live in a prosperous society that offers happiness and order like never before in history and yet are full of anxiety and unease. They feel there is something more, something beyond. And they feel stuck. I think we are fascinated because we have a lurking feeling that we are living in a very similar time. A time that, despite all the great forces… ]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:55:00 -0700 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2010/08/madison_avenue.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6QfMqCTa8 ]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:30:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6QfMqCTa8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssh71hePR8Q ]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:22:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssh71hePR8Q http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/is_there_a_better_word_for_doom/ Six experts discuss the merits of framing climate change, the language that troubles them, and the inherent bias of any chosen word. In a report to be released the first week in June — though a summary was accidentally leaked by email to the press late last month — the firm has compiled the results of extensive polling and focus-group sessions conducted over the last several years. Those studies, according to EcoAmerica, indicate that words like “global warming,” “cap and trade,” and “carbon dioxide” turn people off. The firm advises that environmental and government leaders begin talking about “our deteriorating atmosphere” and a “pollution… ]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 17:19:00 -0700 http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/is_there_a_better_word_for_doom/