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fast car : passing in the white lane?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dave

Fascism met futurism met the automobile. The futurist preoccupation with speed and dynamism was expressed in a new style. At the same time fascism as a fusion of the political and the aesthetic, according to Walter Benjamin ,was well served … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged brenda ueland, czech dream 2004, david cromwell, Edward Bernays, edward herman, F. Scott Fitzgerald, ferdinand porsche, fred allen, john lahr guardian, Max Weber, Noam Chomsky | Leave a comment

vaudeville: american culture is performance

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Dave

Vaudeville has been dead for over ninety years.The wandering minstrel had been replaced by the electronic age. The acrobats, the animal acts, the dancers, the singers, and the old-time comedians have all taken their bows and turned stage left into … Continue reading →