Nothing against Barak Obama, but we'd be mistaken to consider his
politics a complete break from the past, a renaissance in participatory
government, or the realization of an Internet-enabled "open source"
democracy.
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To watch the AMPTP (movie and TV producers) disinformation campaign against the Writers Guild of America (screenwriters) is to watch a replay of the record industry's profit-motivated suicide of the 1990's.
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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge's recently (re)-formed band, PTV3, just released its first album, Hell is Invisible... Heaven is Her/E. They kindly let me lay down a few tracks. (more)
I believe that Bill and Hillary's self-presentation as Tony and Carmela Soprano – however tongue-in-cheek – will mark the critical turning point in Hillary's campaign. From a semiotic perspective, she has just "offed" herself.(more)
I was obsessed with a strange and haunting show called The Cube as a kid. Thanks to YouTube, this little-known work of Henson's is back in the public eye. (more)