Viral? Really? Supposedly some 30 million people have seen the evolution of dance video – a 10 minute work through an astonishing range of recognisable dance moves across decades. That’s a lot of inboxes, blog posts and you-gotta-check-this-out-forwards, so, unsurprisingly, … Continue reading
by j p, August 24, 2006 0 comments
“Is it a game, or is it real?” asked Matthew Broderick in War Games, an 1980’s take on Stanley Kubrick’s Dr.Strangelove, and an amusingly Hollywood reflection about automated defence systems and the dangers posed. We’ve had two Gulf Wars since … Continue reading
by j p, July 29, 2006 0 comments
Whether you want to call it participatory journalism, citizen journalism or just the noise of the many, the ease of online publishing tools for quick, spontaneous expression means there are a whole world of alternative war perspectives online. Wikipedia has … Continue reading
by j p, July 27, 2006 0 comments
Spitting from the heftier corner, Groening’d surely have no trouble with scrawny Jonze in a wrestling ring. When it comes to the screen though, both have recent hands in promoting Al Gore: Spike ( directing in Melbourne soon) with a … Continue reading
by j p, July 21, 2006 0 comments
1. youtube.com may be a copyright car-crash waiting to happen, but the eyeballs are feasting for now. Imagine TV executives everywhere providing the soundtrack to this sample upload: The Big Lebowski – F_cking Short Version – fun.NY 2. Human Space … Continue reading
by j p, July 21, 2006 0 comments