Ruin and Redemption of an Andersonian Eden
The building of new worlds in the broken microcosm of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom
Upon the Act of Creation
So let us begin, with a cup of tea in hand and a rapt eye for the truth.
Floating Images
Relating camera obscura to obscurity from excess
Art, Museums, and Spectators in the Dreams of Thérèse
An old painting raises new questions about presenting historic art to the modern spectator
Ideals of the Writer in a Postmodern Society
How writers may find their meaningful place in a post-truth society
Announcements
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Language and Society
Germans have coined more than 1,200 words to talk about coronavirus
"Nothing stops the Germans from welding words together."
Masks Can Be Detrimental to Babies' Speech and Language Development
"Faces are a complex and rich source of social, emotional and linguistic signals. We rely on all of these signals to communicate with one another through a complex and dynamic dance that depends on each partner being able to read the other’s signals."
Explicit language in footage shown at Trump's impeachment trial forces TV networks to make a 'tough choice'
"Airing such language is a tough call, but news executives have to judge whether it is their role to censor what is being shown on the floor of the U.S. Senate, said retired NBC News executive Bill Wheatley."
Don DeLillo, the Super Bowl, and the Fragile Language of the Game
"From his second novel to his latest novel, DeLillo has used football to ask what happens when our shared rituals—and the fellowship they provide—break down."
Trump impeachment trial: Decades of research show language can incite violence
"Decades of research on social influence, persuasion and psychology show that the messages that people encounter heavily influence their decisions to engage in certain behaviors."
WallStreetBets is America
"WallStreetBets has its own language. It says a lot about American masculinity."
OpenAI's GPT-3 Speaks! (Kindly Disregard Toxic Language)
"Ready or not, powerful text-generation AI will soon be assuming roles of customer service reps and video game characters"