The Visual Politics of HIV and AIDS – 1980 to 2012
[Dec 2018 Update – Some broken video links fixed, and note about purged CDC image…] The Politics of AIDS and HIV 1981 is often pointed to as the start of public awareness about...
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What forces shape you? – Star Wars Psychology
Who could ask for a more enticing hook for sci-fi fans than a question like “What forces shape you?” That’s right, Star Wars Identities is coming to town, well, at least a...
The Dirty Price of Oil Politics
Current US crude oil consumption (Billion BTU’s) “There’s evil in the world, and it just happened to touch down in Sidney, Montana…” BP was slated to start their hearings this coming week...
Midwest Tornadoes God’s Warning about Super Tuesday votes?
“At least 25 killed in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio as tornadoes sweep Midwest, South…Friday would likely end up as one of the five biggest tornado days of the year, with “tornadic activity” leading...
Cybernetic Vision and the Rise of the Machines
The Rise of the Machines “…based on the various reports, it is possible that they were located using surveillance technology that tracked their satellite phones.” – EFF report on foreign journalist deaths in...
Fascist Aesthetics and the Heroic – Sontag, Riefenstahl and Propaganda
Some materials to think through in relation to questions of Nazi and Fascist aesthetics, and the influences of German art and politics between WWI and WWII. Reflections on Nazi film propagandist Leni Riefenstahl,...
