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Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class, their wallets.

November 27 Comments Off on Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class, their wallets. Category: Amplify, Feed

Why have police arrested and abused the media? Why the enormous and violent crackdown on Occupy Wall Street protesters? Why is the Department of Homeland Security coordinating anti-OWS raids?

Could it be because the Occupy movement threatens what our politicians most value, their wallets?Clipped from www.guardian.co.ukThe shocking truth about the crackdown on OccupyThe violent police […]

Chris Dahlen’s Purple-Haired Made-Up Best Friend, and Why She Had to Die

November 18 Comments Off on Chris Dahlen’s Purple-Haired Made-Up Best Friend, and Why She Had to Die Category: Amplify, Feed

This is fascinating. I followed the story at the time, but I never really followed up. Reading about the thinking behind it is illuminating.Clipped from killscreendaily.comMy Purple-Haired Made-Up Best Friend, and Why She Had to Die
By Chris Dahlen
Before I tell you this story, I should introduce Rachael […]

How writers can help create a new narrative form

November 17 Comments Off on How writers can help create a new narrative form Category: Amplify, Feed

At this stage in the evolution of lit apps (if I can call them that), everyone who is not a writer shares the same aim: to work out how to make money from screen-based text.Clipped from www.theliteraryplatform.comSo far, so simple. The first and until now most successful literary adaptation has been the apping of T.S.Eliot’s […]

A Documentary About the Massive Material Infrastructure of the Internet.

November 10 Comments Off on A Documentary About the Massive Material Infrastructure of the Internet. Category: Amplify, Feed

Check out this video “Bundled, Buried & Behind Closed Doors,” a Documentary About the Massive Material Infrastructure of the Internet.Clipped from vimeo.com
Lower Manhattan’s 60 Hudson Street is one of the world’s most concentrated hubs of Internet connectivity. This short […]