Monthly Archives: November 2011

moore on fawkes

Posted on Wednesday, 30th November 2011 by

Finally—↑Alan Moore himself speaks out about ↑Anonymous and ↑Occupy Wall Street using Guy-Fawkes masks. Tom Lamont has done a telephone interview with Moore, and made it into a fine ↑article in The Guardian. Here are some snippets: I suppose I’ve … Continue reading →

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earthscraper

Posted on Tuesday, 29th November 2011 by

 ↑The Earthscraper proposes burrowing down into the heart of Mexico City to create a new civic structure which preserves the city’s historic urban landscape while serving the needs of a modern metropolis. Designed by BNKR Arquitectura, the Earthscraper is an … Continue reading →

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where is she?

Posted on Monday, 28th November 2011 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #5 Here’s a teenage crush of mine. When I first saw her on the screen, I immediately fell for her. But the question is: Where is she in the scene pictured? The answer to the question … Continue reading →

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orthometals

Posted on Sunday, 27th November 2011 by

Some weeks ago we went swimming at the ‘↑Müllersches Volksbad,’ Munich’s gorgeous Art Nouveau indoor pool facility. After having swum some lanes I took a respite in the shallow part of the pool. I hadn’t been swimming for months and … Continue reading →

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commodifying bodies

Posted on Saturday, 26th November 2011 by

At one level, then, the commodification of the body is a new discourse, linked to the incredible expansion of possibilities through recent advances in biomedicine, transplant surgery, experimental genetic medicine, biotechnology and the science of genomics in tandem with the … Continue reading →

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96 hours later

Posted on Friday, 25th November 2011 by

↑96 hours to the stone age at ↑GigaOM complements ↵behind closed doors and ↵telegeography. The story asks, especially in respect to information technology, what will happen when electrical power won’t be delivered anymore. Well, an apocalypse in the strict sense … Continue reading →

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simroid

Posted on Thursday, 24th November 2011 by

More from ↵robotopia nipponica. The Simroid is a training android for dentists. It is developed at ↑The Nippon Dental University and built by ↑Kokoro [a lot more of weird robot stuff there]. After the first version, called Simuloid and presented … Continue reading →

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paprika internet dreams

Posted on Wednesday, 23rd November 2011 by

KON, SATOSHI. 2006. Paprika [animated film]. Culver City: Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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joker in academia

Posted on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011 by

And I thought the topics and issues I am belabouring are somewhat exotic, or even strange … If I’d have the time, I’d love to submit something. On the other hand, that last note: ‘Note that invitation to submit a … Continue reading →

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who wrote it?

Posted on Monday, 21st November 2011 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #4 All right, everybody recognizes him standing in the background. But who wrote the novel the movie is based on? The movie is an unusual adaptation, because the other novels of the series were adapted to … Continue reading →

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