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Ralph’s Current Media: Coyote vs. Acme, Union County, and Pirate Video Game Console
My late summer movie viewing has been eclectic, to say the least. Here are a couple of interesting films I’ve seen in the theater recently along with my latest video game foray. We’ll come back to this topic in a … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) – GTA VI, Anthony Bourdain, and Steven Sondheim
How many people will be absent from work on Grand Theft Auto VI release day? (WSJ – gift link) Gamers have been waiting 13 years for the next edition of the monster hit open world phenomenon of Grand Theft Auto … Continue reading
Ralph’s Current Media: Disclosure Day, Postmodern Jukebox, Quick Deductions, and Edward Abbey
Lots of fun items in my media diet this summer including movies, music, video games and old books. Here’s what I’ve been paying particular attention to lately: Steven Spielberg’s new contemporary science fiction movie Disclosure Day is an intriguing and exciting … Continue reading
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Tagged ch04 Books, ch06audio, ch07 movies, ch10 social media, Postmodern Jukebox, REH current media, Spielberg, video games
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TikTok is finally legal again in the US
TikTok has finalized a joint venture to have cloud-computing giant Oracle (along with a range of international partners) run its US operations. This finally brings the company into compliance with a law passed and signed into law in 2024 that … Continue reading
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Tagged ch02effects, ch03business, ch10 social media, media effects, social media, social media effects, TikTok
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Why is the NY Times Connections the most controversial online game?
When you are on Facebook, if you see the following graphic with some kind of comment below, you know that one of your friends has succumbed to the addiction that is the NY Times game – Connections. The game is … Continue reading
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Tagged ch10 social media, connections, new york times, online games, social media
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Iconic “This is Fine” Dog echos a 14th century illuminated manuscript image
How long has the “This is Fine” meme been around? Would you believe the 14th century? You all know the Dog-in-the-Burning-Room “This Is Fine” meme, right? As reported in the LAist blog, Green drew the iconic image as part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Because I can, ch04 Books, ch10 social media, Illuminated manuscript, Secret 4, Seven Secrets, This is Fine
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Video Game Examples
Atari Pong – First Commercial Video Game? Mario over the years Tomb Raider – Girl Power or Male Gaze? Using Final Fantasy to Create Machinima animation Mortal Kombat Fatality Grayson the Fish Playing Pokemon Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Quotes … Continue reading