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... )

Watching him try to stand against the flood that is Michael Moore is rather satisfying. Again, I'm not a diehard Moore supporter, but he took the talking heads to task better than anyone has since Jon Stewart's appearance on Crossfire. He gets close to hysterics a couple times, but for the most part everything he says is pretty valid.

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It was recently made clear to me that when choosing Livejournal themes, I somehow managed to pick the most pretentious and austere one available. How this happened, I'll never know, but we can all rest easy in the knowledge that I've chosen a new one that should hopefully be less detached. Plus, this one was named for Poe, so how could I not pick ( Read more... )

You know, there are very few shows that actually make me angry. Most just reaffirm a general sense of apathy toward the widespread idiocy of modern society, but every now and then a show appears that evokes a genuine feeling of disgust and vehemence. First, there's the Swan. I'm not sure if it's even running anymore, but that show depressed me like ( Read more... )