zomg, i wrote a semi-related paper for 305 all those semesters ago.

wednesday's readings brought up the term 3rd wave feminism, which i hadn't heard in a long time, but i remember identifying myself as one for a time in high school. at least till other self-proclaimed feminists started pissing me off, so i started shying away from the title/category altogether.

anyway, the first i'd ever heard of 3rd wave feminism was from heather havrilesky via salon.com, which is mostly a cool ezine about a whole mish mash of stuff. (liberal slant, just warning the conservatives out there.) and in all honesty, the only reason i read the article was because at that time i was just itching to see the powerpuff girls movie, and henceforth was devouring any and all manner of summary, article, and review i could find, positive and negative. because, you know, i'm a freak.

i stumbled across havrilesky's article (the link to her blog, rabbitblog.com, is in the sidebar) and first came across the notion of a 3rd wave feminist. having had mixed feelings about the feminists i'd met so far, most of which came across as hostile women who overly resented the fact that men had a penis, 3rd wave feminism sounded pretty cool. and plus, havrilesky was relating it to the powerpuff girls. i was totally sold.

the article was an interesting read for me (well, for obvious reasons) and touched especially on the representation of kickass females in the media (which wound up being the topic of my research paper for 305). at the time, charlie's angels, alias, and the powerpuff girls were big, and sending out interesting messages about "the notion of being powerful and pretty." like i said, it's an interesting read, and here's the link to it (since salon requires you to have a subscription, non-subscribers have to watch a short ad to enter, then reenter the link in the toolbar. it isn't that much work, suck it up).

crap crap crap

chris, i didn't realize my logo wasn't posted, which i could've sworn i did last week. i don't know if blogger ate the post or what, but anyway, my logo is as follows:


it's a logo for my blog, and it's a happy sun with party hats for sunbeams, because rtf 319 is like a big, happy pary. i mean, the title is super happy rtf 319 blogging funshine, after all.

mostly flash related fun stuff

all that kept sticking in my mind throughout the reading was the likelihood of someone providing these alternative media groups with false information. i mean, you have to do a hell of a lot of research to verify the information. well, maybe not a hell of a lot, but you have to do a thorough research job. i mean, what was that thing back in the 2004 election, where the onion was quoted by cnn or some other bigshot broadcaster? cbs? abc? i don't remember. anyway, stellar research that team did.

in regards to flash goodies, just yesterday i found this blog dedicated to flash games online, creatively titled jay is. neat stuff, check it out.

also, for a belated freaky easter goodie, here's a digustingly cute korean flash about, erm, eggs. and how awesome they are and how much we all love them, especially when they dress up in little teddy bear and cowboy suits. ... yeah.

soda vs. gatorade? which causes more cavities?

so apparently, drinking gatorade is more cavity-inducing than soda.

read for yourself

gilmor response

so i am confused by gilmor's statement about the drawbacks of rss feeds on blogs--they destroy their idiosyncracy how again? confusion.

all the "original" input i have on disruptive media is made less original by the fact that i'm drawing from an article in wired magazine i read months ago, where they interviewed the guy who's responsible for bittorrent (who's apparently a mildly autistic genius). the thing that stuck with me from the article was that not only is there an availability of television shows on the internet via bittorrent, but you can obtain a specific clip from a specific show, rather than get the whole episode. that was a really haphazard way of explaining it. attempt at clarification/simplification: bittorrent (and other file-sharing programs) are threatening television networks, who can't gauge how popular shows are because they can't measure the numbers of people tuning in (cable specifically, since satellite tv doesn't measure ratings or anything like that). people can just get the same programs off of the internet, and can watch them at their own leisure. sometimes, they don't even need the whole program--all they need is a clip.

i'm doing an exceptionally poor job of explaining this. ok. the example they give in the article is of jon stewart and his infamous insult of one of the hosts of CNN's crossfire, who he called a dick. obviously, only the people who were watching the show witnessed it happen. a few years ago, everyone else would only get this information via word of mouth and how the media chose to explain/present it. maybe someone taped it, but who the hell tapes crossfire? now, however, they can get the real thing via p2p networks on the web. plus, crossfire's viewership isn't exceptionally high. the distribution of this clip on the internet gave millions of people the chance to see it for themselves.

i'm getting the feeling i got way off track here. anyway, disruptive media! p2p networks vs. television. you can get your tv when you want it as long as you have a hi-speed connection and a reliable internet source. obviously the choice for people lacking in tivo.

edit: found the article! you can listen to clive thompson articulate this all better than i (and then some). it's interesting anyway.

oh yeah, the photoshop collage!

so, here be the collage, in all its hazy shrouded glory:



general process of editing to come later. and i admit chris, the images were garnered off of google, which i now just remembered was originally supposed to be in there. ah, well.

anyway, here's the list of where i got the images from:
the lovely b&n image
foot locker
frederick's of hollywood
jamba juice
sonic
starbuck's
polo ralph lauren

if you're wondering what exactly is the connection between all of these (and google), examining this might make it a little clearer. oh, and the thumbs up pic came from gettyimages.com, a must for all your royalty-free graphic/image needs.

interactive net.art

with regards to today's readings on net.art, i was reminded of zefrank.com, a site that's home to a bunch of flash "toys" and games. a lot of the interactive ones let you create things and post them on the website, like the flake maker, the scribbler, and flowers (all under "interactive toys." he also fools around with typography a bit; check out quotes.

mostly flash based stuff, obviously. i'll probably post some typography links up later once i locate them...

tawny peaks sells size 69HH breast on ebay

tawny peaks was a former playboy model/stripper, who in 1998 was sued by a man who basically claimed he'd been pummeled by her massive 69HH breasts. that's right: 69HH. why am i bringing this up? well, she's now put one of her superhuman silicone implants up on ebay, and the bidding's up to $14,500. i mean, holy crap.

the full article's here, and of course i had to go find the ebay auction for it.

not only that, but there are a few other auctions up directly related to this auction:
this one's just plain evil (see note, and note price)
and this one's just plain stupid.
and here, someone's put up an auction for the perfect vehicle to display your newly acquired 69HH breast implant on.

people are frickin' weird, i'll tell you that.

comic booky art. oh, and furniture porn. and sushi.

these are a couple of the artists on devart i was talking about posting a couple of entries back, suddenly made that much more relevant by the recent ereserves doc + discussion about comic books today. i really dig their art, mostly because of the cartoony look to it. greatlp has more of a comic artist's style while thweatted's style is more cartoony. her sketches are positively awe-inspiring to look at (but that may just be me). she does a good number of art for old cartoons (does anybody remember the snorks? alvin and the chipmunks? yeah, i'm a geek). anyway, they're both definitely worth checking out.

there are two artists' galleries i used to frequent who eventually became comic book artists for their respective fandoms. i didn't know them personally, but it was still kind of surreal seeing their names appear in print after knowing their names via the internet for a couple of years before. /digression

(seriously, check out the links. who could possibly pass up the furniture porn?)

edit: the sheepman just pointed out a site to me called austinsushi.com. basically, it's a sushi guide to austin, as it so clearly states in the lower right corner of the banner at the top, and holy crap, it makes me happy (i'm a big sushi freak). i'm at the same time saddened, because while it lists practically 20 locations in austin for sushi, i've only been to 5 of those. clearly i need to go do some extensive city hopping, very soon.

blog layout status: complete!

everybody needs to check out the groovy little links in my sidebar. especially the furniture porn one. yes, you heard me. furniture porn. that's right. pr0n.

the art of pen spinning is cool too, better if you have broadband.