Another piece of excellent analysis from Charlie Booker, in a 2009 installment of Newswipe, showing how the 24-hour news-cycle is part of the system that gives rise to mass shootings.
Charlie Brooker's Newswipe 25/03/09
(via Kottke)
Charlie Brooker on media coverage of mass shootings
"Old rubber boots": Fetish video or performance art?
https://youtu.be/1MIp73LfiMQ "Have fun at home with my old rubber boots," the creator writes. Avant-garde performance art or fetish video? You decide. One commenter's rave review: "Nice boots. Rubber seems to… READ THE REST
Watch this head-spinning video of interconnected Olympic acrobatics
Donato Sansone "Concatenation 2" film connects a series of acrobatic Olympic athletes' jumps, spins, and dives into "a series of interconnected things or events," which is the definition of "concatenation."… READ THE REST
Short Post, just one paragraph
Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
Save 50% on a 1-year subscription to Dashlane's premium password manager
We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
