February 2012
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“The moe character is..." →
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“The moe character is a product of the breakdown of the grand narrative and rise of simulacra (Azuma 2009), and its form is one of unbounded virtual possibility. Concretely, a moe character is what Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari describe as a ‘body without organs,’ or the ‘virtual’ dimension of the body that is a collection of potential traits, connections and affects...
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“Readability” is freedom from the actual sensation... →
Here’s the quoted article, behind a New Yorker paywall, if you are curious. I am linking mostly for that one line!
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Sauer: For the last decade we've been watching each one of the No. 1 films at the box office each weekend and tracking all of the identifiable brands and product placements in each one of those films and then adding to a searchable database by brand, film, year, and everything.
Ryssdal: Do you actually have to like go to the movie theater and sit there with a pad and a pencil?
Sauer: Absolutely. It's sometimes awkward because people wonder what you're writing about and you're by yourself. This last week I went and saw "The Vow" by myself with a notebook. That's kind of creepy.
Ryssdal: It's a fun date, man. All right, so who are the winners? Roll it out for us.
Sauer: The No. 1 product that appeared in more of the U.S. top films last year than any other was Apple.
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Madonna's Superbowl Halftime Show
It’s basically this:
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