(Excerpts from Kitsch, translated from Italian, written by Gillo Dorfles.) “There is a well-known distinction between the various artistic levels of low-brow, high-brow or… the mid-cult, which indicates that kind of half-way culture, that mediocrity which is probably the most widespread of all, providing the artistic nourishment of the masses.” (p. 14)The idea of ‘Kitschmensch’, [...]
There’s no real reason why I’m posting this here, beyond the fact that this turned out to be more than just a research paper. Really and truly, I kind of stand by this. I Can Has Cheezburger: the Culture of LOLcats When examining some of today’s subcultures, it is impossible to ignore the affect digital [...]
warning: this is going to be long, long, loooong. I wasn’t certain what to expect from Skye. I’d been so caught up in preparations for the beginnings of my Easter break travels I never really stopped to plan the last few days, outside of buying bus tickets with Alyssa. I’d heard Skye was beautiful, but [...]
I always take the taxi to the train station. It’s a 30-40 minute walk, a hike made less fun with the addition of heavy luggage, and a taxi just seems like an appropriate luxury. I never take taxis otherwise, and I somehow never feel guilty about coughing up the £5 fare to and from. It’s [...]