HELP! Teh Internetz Is Coming!

This video was made in response to a great article at Cyborgology blog, about the collision between our online and offline selves. The author, DA Banks, was himself responding to a rather snooty piece in the New York Times by Sherry Turkle (great name), harking back to a time before our lives were taken over [...]

Theorising The Web 2012 #ttw12

Theorising The Web 2012 is a conference run by young academics PJ Rey and Nathan Jurgenson in America, about internet technologies. They say: ‘The second annual Theorizing the Web conference aims to expand the range and depth of theory used to help us make sense of how the Internet, digitality, and technology have changed the [...]

Space

The Marvellous Slope Show is back! Season Two of the story of superficial, homophobic lesbians Desiree and Ingrid kicks off with a poignant (but hilarious) episode called ‘Taking Space’ http://theslopeshow.com/2012/02/14/season-2-episode-1-taking-space/ This reminds me of the song: Space, by Pulp. The lyrics of the album version begin: You said you wanted some space … Well is [...]

That Fucking Romance

http://melissa.tumblr.com/post/3292593937 ‘How do two people establish intimacy on the Internet? Can you truly fall in love with someone you’ve never met? And is that love real? What do digital intimacy and love in the 21st century look like? Is this film about sexting?! xoxosms is a documentary about the TRUE love story of Gus and [...]

Crush! Some random notes on desire

My first crush left me reeling like a punch in the stomach. I was fifteen, an awkward mix of mature for my age and completely innocent. Warren Chapman was a few years older. He played bass in my mate’s band: ‘Blind Alliance’. Tall, dark, troubled by acne, he was the most beautiful creature I had [...]