William Ascroft. Krakatoa Sunset (1883).
(Notes on) Panic & Plentitude
--Castiglia and Castronovo, A "Hive of Subtlety": Aesthetics and the End(s) of Cultural Criticism
“ There’s so little news in cable news – especially during prime time – that it’s a bit of a misnomer to keep calling it ‘cable news.’ As currently programmed, the networks best resemble political talk radio, in which people chat about the news instead of report it.
Jack Shafer. “The cable news audience has peaked.” Reuters, May 24, 2012.
“ Barry also had a knack for interceptions. When a joint was making the rounds, he often elbowed his way in, out of turn, shouted ‘Intercepted!,’ and took an extra hit. No one seemed to mind.
David Maraniss. Barack Obama: The Story. Simon & Schuster, 2012.
“ ‘At the end of the day Europe is a Greek word,’ he said.
Landon Thomas Jr and Eleni Varvitsioti. “For Many in Greece, Austerity is a False Choice.” The New York Times, May 13, 2012.
See also, Manuel Castells, End of Millenium (1998): “Europe’s unofficial anthem is universal, but [in the 21st century] its German accent may become more marked.”
The Sopranos (2007).
“ The new social order, the network society, increasingly appears to most people as a meta-social disorder. Namely, as an automated, random sequence of events, derived from the uncontrollable logic of markets, technology, and geopolitical order, or biological determination …. This is not to say that history has ended…. It is in fact quite the opposite: history is just beginning.
Manuel Castells. The Rise of the Network Society. Blackwell, (2010).
“ With real tragedy, disaster and blasted dreams all around me, I believe that right at this minute what appalls me most is that within a few hours I must tell my daughter that her dog is dead, when I might have saved him.
Leonard Coatsworth. Tacoma News Tribune, Nov 7, 1940. (via 99-percent invisible)
“ Muncie is a microcosm of a nation whose motto could be, ‘In Nothing We Trust.’
Ron Fournier and Sophie Quinton. “In Nothing We Trust.” The National Journal, April 23, 2012.
Prague Through the Lens of the Secret Police. Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, 2009.
The Graduate (1967).
