Tag Archives: media

Where is my mind? (Books, blogs and networks)

10 January 2010 – 5:43 AM

One of my new year’s resolutions is to read more books. Like old books, unfashionable novels and books which challenge my assumptions. The benefits of books are clearer, now that we also consume digital text and hypertext. I’m not talking about how the smell of the paper is wonderful or anything like that. It’s about [...]

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How Iggy Pop pushed mass advertising over the shark and broke the fourth wall

22 September 2009 – 3:13 AM

Look I’m not an expert on advertising or anything. But I am an expert in being ADVERTISED AT. It’s become a truism that there’s a constant stream of shouty advertising messages interrupting your every thought, etc. At this point I could repeat that and lament how advertising bombards us all in the face. But I’m [...]

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