January 2008
9 posts
Visual Culture: Sexy New Russian Military Uniform →
This link leads to a story that one has dubbed “Sexy New Russian Military Uniform” Frankly this is not the case. As one user has already stated in the comment thread it should be called “Sexy Russian in New Military Uniform” I thought this makes a great point in displaying how certain factors change our perception of an image.
WatchIn response to both the Dow drop and Anonymous’ attack on Scientology, I will post the following video. It basically sums up my thoughts about it. This also coincides with the discussion in my Media Literacy class about how many youths get their news from folks like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
WatchI just recently had a discussion about machinima with one of my professors and I’m compelled to post these. Both of these are from the Orange Box. The first is from “Portal” and it describes the life of the gun turrets which are already portayed as sentinent in the actual game. This video elaborates and expands on that humor, while serving as a good example of home-made...
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Media Obscured: Political Posters
Political posters, as the election slowly approaches, are everywhere. Even now, although I am of the age to vote, their messages fall on my deaf ears. Despite their seemingly bright colors and fetching slogans, the signs scattered along the highway and sidestreets blended right into the background from my childhood perspective. “Hope for America”? This tells me virtually nothing...
“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to...”
– E. E. Cummings
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Testing, testing… Is this thing on?