Tag Archives: Video Games

Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Luther Blissett

By Adam Mastroianni Source: Experimental History You may have noticed that every popular movie these days is a remake, reboot, sequel, spinoff, or cinematic universe expansion. In 2021, only one of the ten top-grossing films––the Ryan Reynolds vehicle Free Guy––was an … Continue reading →

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Pokémon and the Age of Augmented Hyper-Surreality

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Luther Blissett

By Luther Blissett Imagine walking to a park in a fairly average medium-sized city on a warm Summer day. There you see groups, pairs and individuals of different ages and races slowly milling about, some with dogs, some with baby … Continue reading →

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Google’s lemmings: Pokémon go where Silicon Valley says

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Luther Blissett

An analysis of Ingress and Pokémon Go reveals important truths about corporate control and the ability of our mobile phones to organize our desires. By Alfie Brown Source: ROAR Magazine his article has a clickbaity title but a sobering and … Continue reading →

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