posted February 22, 2017 #
I highly recommend carving out a good chunk of time to read through Dale Beran's piece,
4Chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump. It is a fairly exhaustive history of SA, /b, 4Chan, the rise of Anonymous, Gamergate and how all of that plays into the last election.
Much of it does seem to blame most of their undertakings as being the result of being lonely, unemployed
hikikomori just looking for lulz - but that feels entirely too easy and basic of an excuse. I disagree with many of the points about the support of Trump stemming from an acknowledgement of his emptiness, as it waves away the undercurrent of hate and fear that clearly fuels a great deal of his backers.
Regardless, the historical aspect of it is fascinating and certainly worth familiarizing yourself with to properly understand that where the country is right now is not because of politics, it's because of Internet.
posted February 22, 2017 #
Viewed individually, the cloud paintings from
Ian Fischer are impressive for their detail, realism and often surreal color palettes. Viewed as a whole, they stir some
other experience - small portals peeking into other places. Long story short, highly recommend immersing yourself.
posted February 21, 2017 #
Helena Price has a dependable track record for creating thought provoking and timely projects about the world around us; while also being a great photographer. If you don't know the
Techies Project (profiles on underrepresented subjects in tech) or
The Pussy Project (women's perspectives on the 2016 election), find some time to familiarize yourself.
Her latest undertaking,
Banned, is a "special edition of collection of
Techies focused on immigration."
The goal of this project is to provide an uninformed public a more comprehensive picture of who these policies will affect, to bring awareness to Silicon Valley about the issues facing members of their own community, and directly address ongoing stereotypes around immigration.
I don't even need to comment on the impact of the travel ban (short term and long term) because you can clearly see it for yourself through the stories of the six individuals on
Banned.
posted February 21, 2017 #
Want to see 165 years worth of history in under a minute? Just watch
Every New York Times front page since 1852. It's rather mesmerizing to see the blips of photos in the early editions and the massively quick shift that occurs once the technology to have photos every day takes over.
posted February 21, 2017 #
posted February 21, 2017 #
I'm sure this is old news but I heard a
podcast once where Frank Chimero discussed how he takes on commercial work for a small portion of the year as an ends to fund his creative endeavors the rest of the year. I think this is a mindset we all feel drawn to but he's
actually doing it. So, to see him
relaunch his official site with a note that he's "available for new projects" must mean that he's in the work phase of the year.
There's plenty to admire about Mr. Chimero (except his
lack of tweets, for shame) and his new site is such a perfectly simple, clean showcase for the work.
posted February 20, 2017 #
i have so many followup questions. https://t.co/pAUgLREQVC
posted February 20, 2017 #
Check out some gender-swapped classic duets from last week's benefit feat. @JoshuaHedley, @LilBanditMusic, more:… https://t.co/gKU8kNFcgs
posted February 19, 2017 #
shameful of bill maher to give a platform to, and thereby help mainstream...[squinting at screen] rob thomas' mom https://t.co/jHSwwy1OR6
posted February 19, 2017 #
Can't tell you how much I love this
posted February 18, 2017 #
Listening to the opening band like https://t.co/GqywdmL84p
posted February 18, 2017 #
a very Buzzfeedy headline but a fascinating gallery
posted February 18, 2017 #
President Trump made 80 false claims in his first month in office. Here is a complete list. https://t.co/F5nQJE1A75
posted February 18, 2017 #
New Orleans is ready at all times https://t.co/svpOiGBRX7
posted February 18, 2017 #
"And yet," the historian will write, "McCain voted for every Trump nominee and never meaningfully stood up to his p… https://t.co/MU2flABmIG
posted February 17, 2017 #
Will there be a separate news conference for the verbs?
