The idea of the information stateโand the corresponding suspicion that unseen technological forces shape our beliefs about politics, culture, and even realityโpervades modern culture. But how should we really understand the digital instruments of power that govern todayโs world? Inย The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control, author Jacob Siegel traces the origins of the information state and its effects on political life. As technological development continues, questions about the information stateโs effects on individual autonomy and democratic consent will only grow more urgent. Whether the system contains…
There was a period in the 1980s-1990s when neo-noir adventures, often parodies, sometimes tied up with comic books or fantasy stories, came out about every year, often directed by or starring impressive artists. Wim Wendersโ Hammet,ย Carl Reinerโs Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (Steve Martin), Robert Zemeckisโ Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Bob Hoskins), Dick Tracy (produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty), Dead Again (Kenneth Branagh),ย Cast A Deadly Spell, The Rocketeer, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) all come to mind. Then with the arrival of Marvel, all of Hollywood turned into that…
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