What can be said about reality television? To begin with, is it even one cohesive thing? Or is it an entity made up of numerous component parts, many of which operate independently? How does this reality speak and express itself? How real is this reality? One thing is certain: if we the viewers are to speak of reality television, we must first ( Read more... )

I think I understand cyberpunk a little better now. It started with this video of a FOX news report on "hacker gangs." Initially, I was intrigued because I didn't expect FOX to treat this story properly, and I wasn't disappointed. Watch the video, and once it gets to the point where the reporter equates "posting on someone's MySpace profile" with ( Read more... )

Just got back from Michael Moore's Sicko, and I must admit I enjoyed it. It had its classic Moore moments (1950s era footage of the American dream, vignettes about working-class Americans, unbalanced portrayals of other countries, and a handful of sheer self-aggrandizement), but on the whole I was mildly impressed. It had a clear message, one that ( Read more... )

John Edwards is a faggot.
Hilary Clinton will come out of the closet as a lesbian.
Al Gore is a fag.
Bill Clinton displays latent homosexuality.
Without affirmative action, African-American Rep. Waters couldn't get a job "that didn't involve wearing a paper hat"
Coulter calls for execution of New York Times writing staff.

Seriously. Why is this woman ( Read more... )

"I'm not down with all the bronzing cream, though. I can't be dating a girl that looks like a robot from that George Lucas movie."

He knows who George Lucas is, but not what Star Wars is called?

Also, why is a show which features close-ups of vibrators and teenage girls talking about them airing at 4pm on a weekday on a basic cable channel?

Oh MTV, ( Read more... )

     I read about this trend in ancient Greece revolving around things called "hypomnemata" which were just notebooks that certain elites kept. The purpose of the notebooks, presumably, was to help order their experiences. Much the same way that people in our age keep diaries to sort out their thoughts and feelings in the day, these people used ( Read more... )

If you haven't downloaded an illegally leaked copy of the new Decemberists album, I HIGHLY recommend you go about doing so ( Read more... )

I suppose its better than pushing up daisies. So much for a witty opener. Failed non-sequiturs don't count ( Read more... )

Laurier Day has come and gone, and left its usual wake of graffiti and posters strewn about campus. IT's a day when all the residences and campus clubs come out in full force and try to strike a balance between being edgy enough to convince prospective students that Laurier's a cool place and wholesome enough to convince parents that Laurier won't ( Read more... )