but it feels cool to be wasteful
hello!
this is carol ann.
carol.peterson@baruchmail.cuny.edu
Unemployment is the newest zine by Aaron Lake Smith of Big Hands fame. “There’s nothing quite like the nagging doubt that accompanies a period of unemployment,” begins the zine and for the next 44 pages Aaron brings us along on his dark journey into the heart of the failing American empire. Whether touching on the allegorical implications of the Spider-Man/Peter Parker character symbiosis, dreaming about a shameful meeting with a Christ-like Crimethinc author, or just roaming the recession-era streets, Aaron applies everything to the current economic slump and does so in prose that is tight, engaging, and downright hilarious. This little primer/per-zine is some timely stuff. (via)
Snoopy & Charlie Brown do the happy dance. This totally put a grin on my face.
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drowsybutcher:suddenly: (via ondiraiduveau)
ROBERT WILLIAM MEYERS (American, 1919-1970).
The Future of Broadcast TV’s Unsteady as Cable Strengthens - NYTimes.com
But the cultural implications of the decline of broadcast television may be as profound as the business forces at play. Gone are the days when the nation gathered around television sets in the evening to watch, say “The Cosby Show” or “All in the Family” and then chat about it the next day at work.
Broadcast television was “a place, an arena, where ideas were presented in a fashion in which people could become attached to or explore,” said Mr. Newcomb, the professor.
“Issues with civil rights and the women’s movement were embedded into entertainment programs and people would see them and either accept it or reject it,” he said. “Today, you can watch TV and not have to be challenged.”
north by northwest (german title: the invisible third); some of the effect/miniature-shots are a bit too revealing in the blue-ray transfer.
