In the age of celebrity there are some people who are ubiquitous. They're everywhere, as brands, images, and products. Sometimes I doubt they're real because everything about them is scripted, stage-managed and flatteringly lit. Beyond noting their fabulous success and wealth, I have little interest in these people, and in people as commodities full stop. … Continue reading In a world of pure corporatisation
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The Hobbit: the expectation of a writer
Probably everyone's seen the trailer for the Hobbit: The Desolation of (yes that is how it's pronounced) Smaug. And all the interviews with everyone from the main cast to the second gaffer's assistant's cousin who made sandwiches for tourists in Auckland once. Or something. But still, it's all very exciting and epic and exciting. Especially since … Continue reading The Hobbit: the expectation of a writer
The Nostalgia Machine – Like
The internet is a vasty, complex, collective nostalgia space. Huge databases (imdb) and sharing sites (YouTube) allow us to rediscover all those things we loved, loathed and liked Back In The Day: Dragon, SuperTed, the theme song from the Tomorrow People, The Take Aways, Tab! We can also keep up to date with those things, … Continue reading The Nostalgia Machine – Like
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