New work by Grace Baxter for sale on the Hollow Earth Society store: Jewelry from the center of the Earth
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Lady Opportunity
After a discussion of “lady opportunities” (I forget what that meant at the time, exactly), Ethan wrote: Also, “lady opportunity” is hipster code for receiving a clandestine message via pneumatic tube outside of the local microbrewery from the Jaguar Lady to don a peaked cap and American Apparel jodhpurs and meet at either the potash [...]
The Question Of New Media 2: Commodity And The Individual
II. Commodity and the individual My man, philosopher Alain Badiou, is profoundly worried on just this point: In an age of “Enlightened,” progressive, inclusive thinking, do we not simply turn each person into a new potential very special respected market? Do we not say, if you are a sectarian with group X—any group—that we can now sell you [...]
The Question Of New Media 1: Commodity And New Media
I. Commodity and new media Why would the new media commodify as opposed to the old? Why assume an inherent malice or even simply a tendency towards commodification in media of any type? Does “media” imply “commodity?” Can we use media to communicate without creating an opportunity for money to be exchanged, or for profit [...]
