Is a Book Forever?
Is a book forever? Or is a book becoming as transient and pliable as the digital revolution threatening the core of its memeing?
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Weeding Religious Memes
Rajvee makes a fascinating point on the evolution of memes and the rejection of the Godhead:
What the Proposition 8 Protest Taught Us
Proposition 8 passed in California overturning the Gay marriage law by 5% margin. In the two weeks since the election, activists have been going on TV and torturing the Mormon Church for their $20 million campaign to Pass the Prop and they have been educating people about the fairness of love in any marriage:
Miracle Myth Memes and the Propagation of Hope in Wen Chuan
The recent earthquake in Wen Chuan, China gives us a moment to reflect on our mortality in sorrow, express a renewed appreciation for being alive, and an opportunity to learn how we grieve and how we always try to look for stories of hope in the propagation of news from a disaster site.
I call those propagated stories of incredible survival — “Miracle Myth Memes” — and they are a fascinating cultural salve against the unthinkable.
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