ain’t really your life, ain’t really ain’t nothing but a movie. Repeat. Ad infinitum. Was reminded today, after reading a superb review of Thomas de Zengotita’s book Mediated, of how much my life resembles a B movie.  A really, really unoriginal B movie.  Thoroughly mediated.  Thoroughly cliche. Can you think of any moment in your [...]

I came across a haunting trailer today for a documentary by (of?) Josh Harris and Ondi Timoner called We Live in Public.  According to Jason Calacanis, who wrote an excellent email-turned-blog-post about the documentary’s subject matter, “It’s a cautionary tale about the dehumanizing effects of technology, a somber topic that we all need to consider [...]

An interesting article was brought to my attention via Twitter this afternoon.  Melanie McBride tweeted an article written last December that presents the complex issue of self celebration on the web through a particularly unsettling case of a Facebook group named 30 Reasons Girls Should Call It A Night where thousands of posted pictures depict [...]

Today was the big day. This morning me and many of my friends graduated from K-state. If I had to sum up how I feel right now I’d have to say light. I’ve felt so heavy with obligations and deadlines for the longest time that now that all that is gone (sorta) I actually feel [...]

One of these days I will get consistent at blogging.  I think this blog marks my 3rd attempt.  I’ve been so incredibly busy with school (self-imposed definitely) that I haven’t had time recently to make a half-witted comment about anything.  And even if I did attempt to make some sort of cultural commentary, my musings [...]