MEDIA

THE ORACLE – SAN FRANCISCO’S PSYCHEDELIC PAPER 1966

by Ethan Russell

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“In Haight-Ashbury (a part of San Francisco that I had never even heard of despite having grown up in the city) Victorian houses were taken over by longhairs now called “hippies.” In these rambling houses people created one-room homes, placing multicolored tie-dyed sheets over the windows. Peacock feathers sprouted from jars. Layers of inexpensive Oriental […]

“YOUR HIT PARADE” 1953

by Ethan Russell

This video is a link from You Tube. All copyrights remain with the original copyright holders. (See out link policy) “NEW YORK CITY, 1952…When I was in second grade in New York City I was forced by my parents to wear short pants to school and an “I Like Ike” button on my shirt. I […]

SEINFELD: “IT’S NOT A LIE….”

by Ethan Russell

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“From Hollywood comes the most exciting motion picture news of 1938”

by gerard

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Behind the closed doors of the famous Disney Studios in Hollywood.

Chart Test: Stages of a Photographer

by gerard

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MetaDiscussion on What We’re About: Here’s an Excerpt from an Article That Rewards Reading

by gerard

The Web Is a Customer Service Medium (Ftrain.com) So what kind of medium is the web if the boundaries are so unclear, and if the fundamental question is WWIC? This is from an interview with MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey: What makes MetaFilter a success? Matt: I’d like to think it’s intense moderation and customer service. […]

Neil Postman AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH 1985

by Ethan Russell

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Few books I have read on the effects of technology on culture have stood the test of time as well as Amusing Ourselves to Death. “It may be true, as Charles Beard wrote, that the primary motivation of the writers of the United States Constitution was the protection of their economic interests. But it is also […]