spotting futurists along the freeway

In terms of future visions, what do we have left to work with? Microsoft concept videos, Hollywood apocalypse, and the jet pack dreams of greying Baby Boomers. Meanwhile, trapped between economic apocalypse and transformations, we’re besieged by a world we

spotting futurists along the freeway

In terms of future visions, what do we have left to work with? Microsoft concept videos, Hollywood apocalypse, and the jet pack dreams of greying Baby Boomers. Meanwhile, trapped between economic apocalypse and transformations, we’re besieged by a world we

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dispatch 08: garamond masala & serifs from the subcontinent

43˚ Celsius, but the raw silk blouses accompanying agonizingly matched pattu saris must be donned. The weddings, engagements, and cradle ceremonies, all indistinguishable en masse, must go on. A throwaway look of commiseration at the German Shepherd—choice guard dog of

dispatch 08: garamond masala & serifs from the subcontinent

43˚ Celsius, but the raw silk blouses accompanying agonizingly matched pattu saris must be donned. The weddings, engagements, and cradle ceremonies, all indistinguishable en masse, must go on. A throwaway look of commiseration at the German Shepherd—choice guard dog of

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propaganda, elections and witchcraft in madagascar

In the streets of Antananarivo there are signs saying that there will be no FamadihanaA Malagasy tradition known as the turning of the bones. Bodies of ancestors are brought forth and danced around. It is a yearly celebration that occurs

propaganda, elections and witchcraft in madagascar

In the streets of Antananarivo there are signs saying that there will be no FamadihanaA Malagasy tradition known as the turning of the bones. Bodies of ancestors are brought forth and danced around. It is a yearly celebration that occurs

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hyperlinks and hopscotch

The hypertext is generally what our conventional reading experience has come to. On the internet, various essays, writings and sets of information are coupled with interruptions, wormholes and digitized forms of procrastination. This interruption usually appears like this: the hyperlinkHI!.

hyperlinks and hopscotch

The hypertext is generally what our conventional reading experience has come to. On the internet, various essays, writings and sets of information are coupled with interruptions, wormholes and digitized forms of procrastination. This interruption usually appears like this: the hyperlinkHI!.

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throw-away manifestos

I’m a sucker for manifestos. There is something sublime to ideas laid out in a mandatory tone. I thoroughly enjoy the urgency, the immutability, the unambivalent demand that the reader not only absorb the argument, but immediately swear allegiance and

throw-away manifestos

I’m a sucker for manifestos. There is something sublime to ideas laid out in a mandatory tone. I thoroughly enjoy the urgency, the immutability, the unambivalent demand that the reader not only absorb the argument, but immediately swear allegiance and

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after the ecopalypse: cyborg plants

People like to wring their hands at the thought of the near future—you know, after the imminent ecopalypse. Directors similarly love to make dystopian films about it; think ruin porn taken to a new level. Long shots of a ravaged

after the ecopalypse: cyborg plants

People like to wring their hands at the thought of the near future—you know, after the imminent ecopalypse. Directors similarly love to make dystopian films about it; think ruin porn taken to a new level. Long shots of a ravaged

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we need to talk about korea

Names matter. They somehow seem to ‘fit’, helping to define what they name and becoming an integral part of an identity. Think of products, people, places. Can you imagine a restaurant called Google? A toilet paper manufacturer called Mercedes? Thanks

we need to talk about korea

Names matter. They somehow seem to ‘fit’, helping to define what they name and becoming an integral part of an identity. Think of products, people, places. Can you imagine a restaurant called Google? A toilet paper manufacturer called Mercedes? Thanks

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