Old Skool Posts
So my archives are all screwed up and I tried deleting some posts around that time and reformatting them, to see if that cleared the problem. No go. But at least I got to...
Daily Archive: August 19, 2002
Society’s Conceits
All nations are imagined communities, and maintain cohesion through spectacular feats of imagineering. In the US, two of the prevailing ideological weapons deployed whenever “malcontents” suggest restructuring society in ways that may run counter...
Fat Apron Redux
So several people have asked did I have any photos of the Fat Apron Lady. Well, not quite, but there is this guy…
Bye Bye Chu
So I had to close off anonymous access to the Chu Mei Feng video because it’s been sitting there quietly for weeks and then sudenly several thousand people are hitting it. Network effects I...
Flight Of Angels?
From a cultural studies point of view it’s very exciting to witness modern myths during their creation. The death of Diana was one such event, the Y2K was another – although less interesting because...
City Of Quartz
Just back from a short trip to LA and, again, the weather sucked. No storms like last time, but overcast and generally spectacularly atypical. Noticed the usual preponderance of fake boobs. Every city has...