THE CMNSU BLOG
Multimedia’s Media and Tech Predictions Part 2
Today, we are in predictions blog part 2, let’s dive in.
DeepFake P*rn: an Attack on Women's Autonomy in the Digital Sphere
This act of defamation isn’t just an outrageous violation of privacy but actually reproduces countless systems of gendered violence, inequality and power structures that define our lived realities and histories as women.
Art Never Dies
They say that the art industry is dying, replaced by generated works from artificial intelligence. But…
Escaping Technology: Why You Should Read Books
The Kindle and other digital reading methods have dominated our culture as a technological marvel that revolutionizes reading. I’m here to convince you that reading is one thing better left without the effects of our overly digitalized world.
Life Became a Spectator Sport
It is truly fantastic that no matter where you are, there’s a good chance you’ll be recorded or photographed. You have no control, no say over this at all. The man, six stories up on the wrong side of the balcony, looks down to see a sea of phones. Suicide becomes a vaudeville act.
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983) is body-horror technophobia galore. CMNSU movie reviewer Kofi takes a look at David Cronenberg’s McLuhan-inspired film.
A Violent Entertainment
No entertainment you consume can be digested into waste, it stays tumourlike. Keep gorging—your near future will resemble nothing human. What would your mirror reflection look like if it showed your media body? Your media mass index (MMI) will swerve higher than 25. You are obese on entertainment—your consumption is violence.
We Have to Move Faster
This country needs energy. Imagine the things we could do if we all moved faster, if we all ran and sped TOWARDS change. We need to be running daily, no more walking, NO MORE WALKING. RUN to the polls, RUN to the grocery store, RUN to a psychiatrist and get a stimulant prescription. Run back a month later and ask for a HIGHER DOSE. Run a CELSIUS© down your throat. SWALLOW NICOTINE GUM WHOLE. We need to put our pedal to the metal and MOVE. We’re running out of time.