Kristopher L. Cannon
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I'm intrigued by "appreciation."
Paul, I really like what you suggest about appreciation as an element to consider within these contexts, and it may connect with some of the arguments I would make about an Aesthetic of Failure- as both art and point of contact. So, I'm interested in ... -
Failing at newness vs. obsolescence.
Shane, Thank you for your very thoughtful comments. Many of your comments resonate with things I ran out of room to address in my post, especially discussions about concepts emerging from Object Oriented Ontology, such as Steven Shaviro's "The U ... -
Magic
Benjamin, I enjoy how you have framed the relationship between belief, magic and knowing. I guess that my comments on Ravi's post might also connect with some of ideas here. I do think that Ravi is right to argue that the belief and magic emerges fr ... -
Out of sight...
Ravi, Thanks for a great post to close our week! I really enjoyed what you have written about invisibility in relation to Apple products. I recently completed a book chapter, co-authored with Jennifer M. Barker, and in that chapter we discuss this specifi ... -
Only Siri?
Kris, I really enjoyed your analysis of Siri, especially as it applies to Apple's advertisement and capitalist-contexualization of the new feature. I have two initial thoughts. First, I wonder how your argument works in relation to other iPhone " ... -
Companion object?
Hey Paul, It's great to read such an interesting post to re-welcome readers from our SOPA/PIPA blackout yesterday. I also just realized my comment was waiting here, unsubmitted. The blackout probably became too familiar and,thus, I'm now not fo ... -
Also...
...I think there are many affinities between the framing of Roxxxy and how people address Siri on the iPhone. They both certainly seem to be "personal assistants" or companions, albeit with different limitations for physical interactions with h ... -
Image and Thing
Hi Elena. Thanks for a wonderful post, which seems to have been followed by equally interesting conversation in the comments. I was particularly fascinated by the thread of comments about images, as they were placed in conversation with the notion of meta ... -
Re: Eyeball, Anyone?
Disgust as delicious or desirable?
Thanks for a wonderful post Carolyn! I find your post very intriguing and it makes me wonder about how disgust operates here. I like how you have drawn attention to lips that these people very carefully hold from touching, and it seems to connect well wi ... -
Re: Reading Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Otherwise: A Reparative Reading on the Art of Enacting Middle
"Thinking Otherwise" beyond the middle?
Robert, Thank you for an interesting point. I really do like the arguments you made, which also connect with many comments by Karin about alternative interpretations of JCM's work. I was wondering if you could speak a bit more about your choice to us ...