Though many regard California’s San Fernando Valley as the birthplace of American pornography, one must actually search further back in the history books to the landing of the Mayflower in Plymouth, Massachusetts to discover its true origins. Established on the foundation of Puritan and Protestant beliefs, America has been grappling with its complex psychological makeup derived … [Read more...] about Pornographic Pilgrimage
Accidental Poetry
accidental poetry spilling onto the page like frothy milk inspired by stars draped over a velvet canvas margaritas in mason jars uncontrollable laughter vivid colours impossibly hued beach hair falling out of the sky over a patchwork of green and blue marriage proposals at pizza bars literal leaps of faith friendships knit together nations away from home lilting … [Read more...] about Accidental Poetry
Casual Labor
“Social participation is the oil of the digital economy.” – Trebor Scholz[1] “The consumer is sovereign in a jungle of ugliness, where the freedom of choice is imposed on him.” – Jean Baudrillard[2] Histories of Play and Labor In his short essay “Money for Nothing: Virtual Worlds and Virtual Economies,” Steven Shaviro traces what he sees as the historical trajectory … [Read more...] about Casual Labor
Gambling With Luck
“What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” - Anton Chigurh, No Country for Old Men In our daily lives, the most we bet on a coin toss is a couple of dollars or an embarrassing public act. We think it is a fair way to make an arbitrary decision: the coin has an equal probability of landing on heads or tails so we leave it up to chance to decide. Consequently, we associate … [Read more...] about Gambling With Luck
New Contest Requirements
For all those who have been bogged down in the past few weeks by those pesky midterms and course papers and were prevented from taking part in our logo design contest, you are in luck! The editors of Scribe have decided to extend the logo contest deadline to November 10th. This new time parameter for the contest brings with it new design requirements. Please submit as … [Read more...] about New Contest Requirements