"une révolution culturelle a lieu, des deux côtés de l'Atlantique. Elle correspond à un plan cohérent, où les secteurs publics se voient dénier toute légitimité, que ce soit dans la culture ou dans la science. Des deux côtés de l'Atlantique, on oppose les prétendus privilèges d'une "poignée d'initiés" au vrai peuple. Ce peuple à qui les oligarques prétendent rendre sa dignité, mais en lui vendant ce temps de cerveau disponible qui lui permettra d'audimater à qui mieux mieux."

"Car si personne ne veut d'un spectacle, d'un film ou d'une exposition, pourquoi forcer son existence à coups de subventions publiques ?"

What’s the biggest difference between Scott’s and Amy’s stories? Scott’s story is about things that happened inside his brain. Amy’s story is about actual things that were done to her by other people against her will, without her control.

— L'innovation technologique au service de la culture

Everything / Nothing

"this sellout manual serves only the lazy and small. Those who bestow sellouthood upon their former heroes are driven to do so by, first and foremost, the unshakable need to reduce. The average one of us - a taker-in of various and constant media, is absolutely overwhelmed - as he or she should be - with the sheer volume of artistic output in every conceivable medium given to the world every day - it is simply too much to begin to process or comprehend - and so we are forced to try to sort, to reduce. We designate, we label, we diminish, we create hierarchies and categories."

"I have acquired 10 million expired threads from 4chan’s history. Roughly half a decade’s worth.

Why? Because it’s part of online history, a study of the human soul when untethered by identity, a way to confirm statements made years ago… any range of reasons which I could not hope to compose out of the air for you. That’s not my job. My job is to save things. And now I’ve saved this."

c'est du chinois !

"Japan’s love of robots lies in the history of the ‘Karakuri Ningyo’. Until now there has been little interest from outside Japan regarding the Karakuri Ningyo craft, and its influence on technology and the arts."

the amateurish mascots frequently employed by local governments and others in grassroots PR campaigns. “Yuru” means “loose” or “weak,” while “kyara” means “character.”

Internet Memetics and Fads

some stuff on Nico Nico Douga

superfans who try to look like their favourite singer/band

nope it's not a parody

"Why is it when you’re browsing for servers to play your bestest online FPS, there are so many with just one player sat in them? Craig decided to find out, and has published the results of this hard-hitting investigative journalism on the PCG blog."

what's going on ?

hahahaha wonderful :D

what to say ? :p epic lulz !

"a Facebook app that allows you to manage your enemies as well as your friends. (...) you can add people as facebook enemies, specify why they are your enemies, notify your enemies, see who lists you as an enemy (...)"

"Your Guide To The Gods. Mythology with a twist!" hillllllllarious

from a commenter : "when did gamers become such snobs and poseurs

"don't look like that when you're playing a game! what will people think? that you're having fun? BLASPHEMY. GAMES ARE SERIOUS"" sigh

Most sources state that the earliest known recording (spelled “Mousourlou”) was made in New York around 1930 by Michalis Patrinos, a Greek bandleader who had recently arrived in the United States.

Sociologists must go through a lot of pants when they cruise the digital realm because subcultures are constantly spawning subcultures to the point there is a sort of electronic gravy made from all these people meeting online (...)