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Strange tree2 comments

winderjssc wrote 23 hours ago: There are many interesting and ancient old trees in Dorset. This one is stranger than most. It look … more →

Tags: General, ancient tree, BArk, countryside, Dorset, Nature, strange tree, Tree, veteren tree

Barbecuing Iraqis on the 4th of July:3 comments

thomaspainescorner wrote 1 day ago: Thoughts of a Summer Solstice–What Are We Now? By Gary Corseri 7/3/09 Those who study signs a … more →

Tags: capitalism, Capitalist democracy, corporatism, false consciousness, American Nightmare, american dream, faux democracy, Fascism, hologram

The Stepford candidate

circadia wrote 2 months ago: O, to be ruled by such soulless drudges. This evening was the both-candidates’ meeting. The in … more →

Animation IDUM3 | "Simulacrum"

varvaras wrote 3 months ago: Interpretation of a Borges story. click picture to go to videos: (original presentation on two synch … more →

Tags: idum3, Animation, Video, Borgès

The Pains of Awakening1 comment

thomaspainescorner wrote 4 months ago: By Sylvain Lamoureux 3/1/09 I have found that in seeing the world in all of its misery one can tend … more →

Tags: consumerism, Corporate Media, false consciousness, Spiritual Awakening, Corporate Media Lies, edward bernays, spiritual bondage

Setting up home in the uncanny valley2 comments

dogsounds wrote 4 months ago: Facebook readers click here for the video. So, you have most likely seen BigDog before, the robot … more →

Tags: cool stuff, crazy weird science shit, robotics, Scary, Science, thought provoking stuff, War, Anthropomorphic, Artificial Life

Divine shadows2 comments

michaeltdolan wrote 4 months ago: In the brightness of a snowy moonlit night, the shadow of the towering tree is cast upon the earth. … more →

Tags: Moon, Reflections, Shadow, snow, spirituality

Deborah Orr: A Tribute to the Propaganda Box 3 comments

thomaspainescorner wrote 5 months ago: Introduction by Sean M. Madden (iNoodle.com) Thursday, January 29, 2009 Is there anyone left out t … more →

Tags: Alienation, hologram, Corporate Media Lies, Intellectual Chains, Soul Murder

A Feast of Bullshit and Spectacle: The Great American Media Mind Warp

thomaspainescorner wrote 5 months ago: By Joe Bageant 8/24/07 On televisions you see police cars surround the car of a “terror suspect.” … … more →

Tags: capitalism, consumerism, Corporate Media, capitalist propaganda, Banality of Evil, Mainstream Media Whores, American Nightmare, Manufactured Reality, American Way

Mcmansions, SUVs, Mega-Churches and the Baghdad Embassy: Life Among Dim and Brutal Giants

thomaspainescorner wrote 5 months ago: “In folk stories, when giants are about, drought and famine withers the land and starvation stalks … more →

Tags: corporatism, consumerism, Materialism, Over Consumption, American Nightmare, american dream, Manufactured Reality, American Way, Moral Rot

Tantrums of Mass Destruction or The Enduring Beauty of Ugly Truth: In Praise of the Shabby-Ass Human Glory of Every Day Resistance.

thomaspainescorner wrote 5 months ago: “We can produce slick, television-friendly self-promoters — i.e. Thompson and Obama — b … more →

Tags: Imperialism, savage capitalism, corporatism, false consciousness, American Nightmare, Capitalist criminals, Résistance, hologram, Culture of Death

Simulacrum

skippy14 wrote 6 months ago: simulacrum \sim-yuh-LAK-rum\ noun 1 : image, representation 2 : an insubstantial form or semblance o … more →

Tags: Poem, Noun, Word

Hi Ho, Hi Ho It's Off to Shop We Go1 comment

Ms. Stephanie wrote 7 months ago: *As a prologue to my little rant about Rick Caruso’s lifestyle centers, a reminder: With Blac … more →

Tags: city, trouble, Los Angeles, Architecture and planning, Bike-Riding, Anarchy, Midnight Ridazz, Tren Way Bicycle Gang, Rick Caruso

At the mercy of the image and its creators

circadia wrote 7 months ago: As we wandered into the cave, the darkness deepened and took on almost a sensuous quality, envelopin … more →

Tags: image, Word, Spectacle

Last Exit to Disneyland2 comments

thomaspainescorner wrote 8 months ago: By Adam Engel [print_link] 10/20/08 It’s a long story…then again, aren’t they all … more →

Tags: savage capitalism, corporatism, Class War, Cultural Inanity, American Capitalism, Aberrant Anecdote, Class Struggle, Eccentric Narrative

The Dark Cartoon

thomaspainescorner wrote 8 months ago: By John Steppling [print_link] 10/16/08 Two recent articles suggest some of the paradoxes of the cu … more →

Tags: false consciousness, right-wing nation, American Capitalism, American Delusion, American idiocy, Corporate Media Lies, right wing degenerates

Week Nine: "“The World Will Be Tlön”: Mapping the Fantastic on to the Virtual" by Darren Tofts

Jamie wrote 8 months ago: Toft’s paper delves deep into notions of post-modernity and the simulacrum, both of which I … more →

Tags: Reading Journal, Borgès, Fantasy, Fiction, History, hyperreality, Real, reality, Tofts

Bye Bye shouck.com...for now3 comments

shouck wrote 8 months ago: I was flipping through some of my old posts on shouck.com the other day, namely because its webhosti … more →

Tags: media, things to talk about, Blogging, dannybunny, fankeow, shouck.com

Excellent blog and older post on branding in Second Life

Simology :: Sim Design/Building :: Second Life wrote 9 months ago: My new reading assignment for the next half year in between teaching and creating… Ao http://w … more →

Tags: 3D, Brand, Business, Second-Life, Virtual World, 3D Design, Add new tag, Ao Kilara, Architecture


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