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This week on gnovis and around CCT, writers examine topics that reinforce the notion that objectivity and subjectivity are hopelessly intertwined. So what does this mean for our academic pursuits?  Survey says...  Read More »

I'm still six weeks or so away from my end-of-semester vacation to Budapest and I've already compiled a mental list of the must-haves. I'll be packing a week's worth of clothes, those 99-cent toiletries you find hidden in the back corner of a pharmacy, a few cynical books on media theory (yes, I read them for pleasure), my running sneaks, two iPods, a travel guide book, avocado flavored lip balm and, most, importantly, my camera. And all this got me thinking about the last few class discussions we've had in Mark Crispin Miller's Media Criticism course.  Read More »

Sometime last year, my friend Brett was reflecting on the difference Internet access on his cell phone had on his day to day life: "In the past, when I would go run an errand, I would figure out where the store was, figure out how to get there, and then hop in my car. These days, I just leave the house and let my phone tell me where to go and how to get there."  Read More »