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Dead Kennedys, Perfect Models

mmwm wrote 2 months ago: “Despite what the fashion-magazine cover blurbs suggest, glamour is not a matter of style but … more →

Tags: death & dying, Mimetic Theory, consumption & advertising, pop culture icons, Glamour, Beauty, longing, Transformation., Persona

Glamour and Transformation, Redux

mmwm wrote 4 months ago: I can’t resist Virginia Postrel’s writing at Deep Glamour on glamour and transformation: … more →

Tags: Visual Art & Photography, Food and Drink, Mimetic Theory, consumption & advertising, pop culture icons, Glamour, Quotes and Excerpts, History, Beauty

Glamour: Mysterious, Translucent, Transcendent, Idealised

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Watch Virginia Postrel’s 2004 TED talk on Glamour. At first it seems there’s not much he … more →

Tags: Visual Art & Photography, pop culture icons, Glamour, media, TV, film and radio, Quotes and Excerpts, poirot, Transcendence, Art Deco, TED Talks

The Intersection of Terror and Glamour

mmwm wrote 1 year ago: Deep Glamour has a provocative post about the relationships among glamour, heroism, martyrdom, desir … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, pop culture icons, Glamour, Quotes and Excerpts, History, Violence, Rushdie, 9/11, Magic

What if your school blew up?: The Little Becky approach to school reform

Greg wrote 1 year ago: One of the most debilitating aspects of today’s educational environment is the fear of failure … more →

Tags: Collaborative Interaction, educational technology, Real Ed Tech Solutions, School Change, Web 2.0, del.icio.us, digg, diigo, Education

More On Steven Postrel's Climate Issues...

Tom wrote 1 year ago: Issues, as in he has ‘em, and it matters because his ill-informed comments (and I’m tryi … more →

Tags: Climate follies, bad science, bad ideas, political follies, Politics, Weather, Climate, Science, Carbon

Does Climate Change Matter: Steven Postrel Edition4 comments

Tom wrote 1 year ago: Last week I blogged at length (too much! sayeth the mythical average reader) about McCain’s ga … more →

Tags: Climate follies, Politics, Science Policy, Weather, Economic follies, Climate, Global Warming, climate change, ice age

Virginia Postrel on carbon caps1 comment

Abhishek wrote 1 year ago: Virginia Postrel writes in the dynamist blog: It’s infuriating how all three presidential cand … more →

Tags: Politics, sci, tech and gizmos, cap and trade, Carbon Tax, Economics, Environment, Global Warming, Permit, Science


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