Holly Herndon: An Invasion of Intimacy, and the Song That Followed : NPR
“To be truly countercultural in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform which may come in the form of betraying or divesting from your public online self.”
documentjournal.com • The Internet Didn’t Kill Counterculture—you Just Won’t Find It on Instagram
The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly • The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly
“The proliferation of devices surrounding us at all times may help us ‘get in touch’ with other people, sure, but they impede our ability to get in touch with ourselves. A ‘touch’ screen would indeed seem to promise something tactile and real, but they leave us cold, tepid and listless. Something is deeply wrong when we sext the same way we order a... See more
Bringing Boredom Back
“The proliferation of devices surrounding us at all times may help us “get in touch” with other people, sure, but they impede our ability to get in touch with ourselves. A “touch” screen would indeed seem to promise something tactile and real, but they leave us cold, tepid, and listless. Something is deeply wrong when we sext the same way we order
... See moreCreative Destruction • Reframing the Tech Narrative: From Convenience to Enrichment
Among the many things we talked about, she told me she spends most of her waking hours plugged into some kind of device: Instagramming, YouTubing, listening to podcasts and playlists. In session with her I suggested she try walking to class without listening to anything and just letting her own thoughts bubble to the surface.
Anna Lembke • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Björk: Creating ever changing, context-aware music
Here’s where things start to get a little crazy. A less talked about, but boundary-pushing use case is turning a traditional “static” song into a living, breathing work that can respond to environmental context, its audience, and take on the form of an ever-changing performance.
Björk: “Korsafn” (20... See more
Here’s where things start to get a little crazy. A less talked about, but boundary-pushing use case is turning a traditional “static” song into a living, breathing work that can respond to environmental context, its audience, and take on the form of an ever-changing performance.
Björk: “Korsafn” (20... See more