Second Life/ First Life

Watch this for what second life is.

And here are some juxtapositions of real life images and avatars. But I think my biggest question is-- is representation the same as mediation? Is the disorientation of wearing an avatar an issue of representation, of mediation, both, or something else?

....And here is an image of second life conference-- a face-to-face initiated, at first, by terminal-to-terminal.

Jaber profile

The only stuff I have seen on Jaber's were theses profile streaks - but after some research he also does some filled in characters as well. Enjoy!

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Philadelphia Face!

I was in Philadelphia this past weekend and my boyfriend and I came across this gem:

So, you are thinking, 'ok, it is a face. i got it'. But, really - it is Lionel Richie's face and all of the pieces of paper you can rip off the bottom are the lyrics to "hello" by him. The lyrics speak a lot about the communication that goes on in between faces, "i can see it in your eyes..", "i can see it in your smile..". I am left to wonder, what are you seeing Mr. Richie?

Aural Face?

The readings this week seems to converge to a theme that faces represents not only the "coherent whole" but serves also as an interface through which power is negotiated. Calvino's piece in particular spoke to a dialogic relation between the way he sees IL Duce and his understand of the rise and fall of Mussolini's power.

I found The Kings Speech providing an interesting parallel in the auditory realm-- well, King George VI did, but it's more fun to watch an oscar-winning movie. The film also captures people's facial expressions upon hearing a stuttering Prince Albert-- a mixture of shame and embarrassment-- that portrays aptly how Albert's voice has made him, and by extension the England that he represented, lose face. Also the scene where King George V tells Albert that he could have been a much better king than his brother David, but simply can't be taken anywhere with his stutter.

Hitler in animated cartoon form.

How has the Hitler image been visually represented in different animated cartoons?

Hitler on The Simpsons "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times" episode in 2007

Hitler and Eva attempt to commit suicide Season 4, Episode 8 on The Family Guy

Cartman as Hitler on South Park from the Passion of the Jew episode, Season 8, episode 4


Then, I also found Donald Duck as Hitler from a film titled "Der Fuehrer's Face" from 1943.

Radical Lying!

The opposite of Radical Honesty! Let Rita Bullshisky take you through a small introduction video to Radical Lying!

Portrait of the Politician as an Old Dog

Schmolders referring to Hitler as the "Holy Dogface" reminded me of

some great caricatures of today's politicians depicted as dogs,

that I came across recently.

I couldn't find them on the internet though, so instead I posted

some other pictures of politicians that -I hope- you will find funny:

Barrack Obama giving Gordon Brown a helping hand,

Vladimir Putin as the Russian Bear, Silvio Berlusconi following his instincts,

and a brief lesson on how to draw the face of Nicholas Sarkozy in four steps.