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Category Archives: Chapter 8
Cool Things From My Tumblr
I have a Tumblr blog where I post things that amuse me. Here’s a few recent posts that deal with the media world: The crowd sourced version of Star Wars Taken from a huge number of fan-produced films, recreating the … Continue reading
Three Degrees Separation: Jon Huntsman to Ron Paul to Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus
How can we connect Jon Huntsman to Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel Prometheus in just three steps? Well, it takes some serious stretching, but it can be done. Follow the tortured logic: Step 1: A New Hampshire based anti-Jon Huntsman ad is circulating … Continue reading
A New Year in the Media World
A few thoughts from across the Interwebs on the new year: Will election year politics cause you to unfriend old friends from Facebook? I don’t know about unfriending, but I’ve been known to hide posts…. HT Romenesko. No flying cars … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 10, Chapter 15, Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 8, Chapter 9
Tagged global media, international news, politics, social media, Year in Review
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Girl Walk – Girl Talk’s All Day: The Movie
No time today for a real blog entry. But for those of you who are fans of mashup artist Girl Talk, there is a now a fascinating dance film out that is essentially a 71-minute long video for Girl Talk’s … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Uncategorized
Tagged copyright, Girl Talk, long tail media, movies
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Aliens on Ice!
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. Aliens on Ice! (Yeah, an amateur ice show based on the James Cameron film….) Thanks to Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing for this.
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Can a woman express opinions on the Internet without threats of sexual violence? Laurie Penny has her doubts. Should we be frightened that Harry Potter director David Yates is working on a big screen Dr. Who reboot? Ashamed to say … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 2, Chapter 8
Tagged ethics, media bias?, movies, opinion writing, questions
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Everything Is a Remix looks at The Matrix
The folks at Everything is a Remix look at all the cyberpunk quotes in the Matrix movies. The argument at EIAR is not that The Matrix is ripping off previous movies and books, rather that everything in popular culture is … Continue reading
Hitler finds out about the changes to Star Wars on Blu-Ray
I completely blame my editor @dwainsmith for this. To quote Han Solo, “It’s not my fault….” (Note: As usual with the “Hitler finds out about memes, NSFW subtitles)
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Was this the source of a Castle plot? Who knew the pizza story from last year had a grain of truth in it? Of course, @jayrosen_nyu was talking about the NY Times stating flatly in a story that something was … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged Because I can, questions, Star Wars, video games
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What makes a great movie quote great
There’s been a discussion going on via my local movie theater’s Facebook page about people’s favorite movie quotes. I gave a lot of thought to the question before making my post. I’m not like those folks who cheat and put … Continue reading