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Ironic Culture

Economics, Global, Ironic Culture, News Media / Journalism, POLITICS
Buy Nothing Day 2008!!!
11.28.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Well, November 28th has finally rolled around, which means my favorite international holiday can officially begin (in North America, at least, for you Brits and Aussies, etc., will just have to wait until tomorrow). That’s right, kiddies! Today is ‘Buy Nothing Day’ (insert cheers and applause)!!! Your one chance every year to refuse the perpetuation [...]
Creativity, Ironic Culture, News Media / Journalism, POLITICS, Public Art, U$A
The Future That Could-Be…
11.20.08 | Permalink | Comment?

They’re at it again, god bless ‘em! Those rascally Yes Men, masters of the fine art that is ‘culture jamming’, have hoaxed the American media. This time their ruse involved printing and distributing a fake version of the New York Times, predated to July 4th of next year, and chock-full of unlikely, progressive ‘if only’ [...]
Ironic Culture, U$A, Weird Web Stuff
Great Scott!!! The Ultimate in Geeky Car Accessories
06.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

In a throwback to 1980s kitsch, someone decided to make and market a bonafide Flux Capacitor. Far be it from me to geek-out in public from this blatant attempt to exploit my generation’s childhood memories for profit. But I must admit, it looks pretty cool.
Question: can I put this thing on my bicycle?
Creativity, Film & Video, Ironic Culture, Weird Web Stuff
Classic Photography & Legos
06.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I can’t decide if this Lego photography series (with gratitude to Make Magazine for the link) is really clever and insightful, or perhaps a little dismissive of history. Maybe all of the above? I don’t know.
The artist is a British guy named Mike Stimpson, and on his redbubble profile page he has published (and apparently adopted) this telling [...]
Creativity, Ironic Culture, Weird Web Stuff
Online Dating and Cannibalism
05.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I ran across this odd widget the other day (via Rocketboom), and I had to share:
OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets
What makes this fun little web button even more interesting is that it comes from a free online dating website called One Plus You. I don’t know if they’re making some subtle comment on the modern romantic [...]