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Oh, the Places We Write!
Part of being a writer is being prepared to write whenever and wherever the urge/necessity strikes. For us, this has meant some pretty interesting places. Be it for a weekly Urchin meetings, writing an article, or just jotting down some … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Examples in Urchinism
Tagged beach, computers, France, inspiration, mcdonalds, Mediterranean Sea, New Zealand, nice, notebooks, writers, writing, writing practices
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Is ‘The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’ the Greatest Statement Ever Against Corporate Advertising?
By Geo Ong ‘No S***, Spurlock’: An Introduction Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock’s claim to fame was stuffing his face and risking his life with a 30-day McDonald’s diet in 2004′s Super Size Me. Though excited to watch the film, part … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Film & Television, Geo, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged 30 days, advertising, clean city, corporate sponsorship, corporations, documentary, jimmy kimmel, jimmy kimmel live, karl marx, mcdonalds, media, money, morgan spurlock, pom wonderful, pom wonderful presents: the greatest movie ever sold, product placement, promotion, sao paulo, selling out, super size me, the greatest movie ever sold
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What’s the Rush?: Dwindling Attention Spans in the Fast Age of Technology
By Geo Ong I shall preface this piece with an obvious statement: I have no right to tell someone how to live. In my attempt to keep you interested and keep you from scrolling to the end and saying to … Continue reading
Posted in Geo
Tagged amazon, attention span, books, carlo petrini, e-readers, electronics, fast living, food, globalisation, globalization, hurry, Italy, kindle, local food, local food movement, mcdonalds, regulator bookshop, Rome, rush, slow food, slow living, spanish steps, technology, technology boom, time, walking
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Marx and Engels Establish New Meanings
The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.
Posted in Geo, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged amazon, chains, communism, communist manifesto, corporations, friedrich engels, karl marx, mcdonalds, money, proletarians, starbucks, Walmart
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What Is SUPERFLEX?
By Geo Ong While in Washington, D. C., I bopped into the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden beside the National Mall. In addition to wonderful paintings by Joan Miró and Edward Hopper as well as one of the best sculpture … Continue reading →