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I thought it would be interesting to read what Anne Enright, recent winner of the Booker prize would have to say about the ‘Maddie’ phenomenon. As the writer of a dark, family tale, I thought she might have interesting things to say about it.
LRB | Anne Enright: Diary
The piece isn’t entirely without interest - her [...]

“ridcat” is a project that visualizes political speeches “from literary imagery to actual imagery,” producing a cloud of iconic photographs. The transformation is fascinating both in its products and through its process - a psychotherapy technique called Regression Imagery Analysis.
http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/06/18/ridcat-interview/

Peter Wollen notes,
“Visual display is the other side of the spectacle, the side of production rather than consumption or reception.
Guy Debord, the theorist of spectacle, noted how, in modern times, an excess of display has the effect of concealing the truth of the society that produces it, providing the viewer with an unending stream of [...]

In today’s Guardian.
Something of interest to look at later.
Combined with Richard Branson’s attack over Sky’s move to block NTL’s bid for ITV, Rupert Murdoch is not having an easy time of it. Never let it be said that he didn’t have it coming.

This is what Tim Evans, BT group marketing and brand director, thinks they’re up to with this campaign.

“Adam is going to be the central character of all our consumer television ads from now on. Viewers will see him thrown through life’s highs and lows and watch how BT products and services can help him [...]