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Kill your computer and join the cloud. – By Michael Agger – Slate Magazine

At the moment, deploying a mix of cloud and noncloud apps seems to be the sensible middle way. But there is something freeing and almost …

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What still amazes me, in spite of my scholarly concerns here, is the nostalgic punch of early video games—how transporting the blocky sounds and sights can be.

What still amazes me, in spite of my scholarly concerns here, is the nostalgic punch of early video games—how transporting the blocky sounds and sights …

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It’s an old cliché that the more repressed a society, the more extreme its pornography—but more upsetting than RapeLay is the social environment that birthed it. The premise here is that a wealthy man is out for revenge against the schoolgirl who had him jailed as a chikan, or subway pervert.

It’s an old cliché that the more repressed a society, the more extreme its pornography—but more upsetting than RapeLay is the social environment that birthed …

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In 1964, when [Walker] Evans gave a slide lecture at Yale University about his postcard collection, his theme was “lyric documentary”…

In 1964, when [Walker] Evans gave a slide lecture at Yale University about his postcard collection, his theme was “lyric documentary”…
Walker Evans’ and Zoe

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