Articles tagged "culture"
In the 80s, Japanese Dudes Drove Power Rangers
Japan is well-known for spawning multitudes of sub-cultures within any cultural sphere, be it music, fashion, and even cars. Japanese car culture, tortured movies like Tokyo Drift aside, is filled with so many derivatives, offshoots, and homages that…
How to Be Cyberpunk
First of all, you can't simply _become_ a cyberpunk. And not now. Certainly not now, not that cyberpunk is "everywhere":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/6/5/what-happened-to-cyberpunk--2. But close your eyes, put on your VR goggles, and return to
If You're Fat, Broke, and Smoking, Blame Language
Us Americans tend to spend more, save less, and carry more than a few extra pounds as compared to the rest of the world. We're not alone; the Greeks, for one, have similar traits. Meanwhile, folks like the Germans are fitter, thriftier, and save more…
You Would Really Like the Museum of Jurassic Technology
In Culver City, about four LA blocks from a place that sells used tires and and In-n-Out Burger, stands a strange landmark of the Los Angeles art scene. Opened in 1988, the Museum of Jurassic Technology is equal parts 18th century cabinet of curiosit…
An Interview with Mark Mothersbaugh, the Devo Co-Founder, on Why the Devolution Might Not Be Streamed
Last year, before all of the amazing tumult of this year, I conducted an interview with Mark Mothersbaugh. whose surrealism extends from the circuit-bent synthesizers that helped make Devo famous to the ideas that helped make them important. He i…
F.A.T. Lab Hacker Group In PBS Mini-Documentary
The Free Art & Technology (F.A.T.) Lab is an international group of 21 artists, hackers, thinkers, designers, developers, and entrepreneurs. The organization employs art, activism, pop culture, and a wealth of knowledge about how the internet works t…
