THE VN/VO by Christopher J. Falvey | ARTICLESUnconventional commentary on politics, society, media, economics, and everything that matters.The Paradox of Reality Television Fame- May 25, 2005 The debate on the meaning of reality television seems to be stuck on the "individual," often heralded (or chastised) for bringing "fame" to the less idealized persona. However, the critics have got the actual revolution wrong. What it has really done is made famous, and bastardized somewhat, the "situation." This is a dramatic difference from nearly every other pop culture phenomenon, where the "individual" is the center of what we consider fame.http://www.vnvo.com/stories/paradox_reality_television_fame_p1.asp My Robotic Vacuum's Cult of Mysterious Intelligence- May 12, 2005 What this mechanized contraption has inadvertently taught me about everything culture has ever really wanted from proverbial Gadgets Of The Future, and what these gadgets truly represent to us.http://www.vnvo.com/stories/my_robotic_vacuums_cult_mysterious_intelligence_p1.asp They're snatching up our pretty, white women! Film at eleven.- May 2, 2005 The saga of runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks is more than a hoax, it's the perfect representation of how the misdirection of priorities in the media is as dangerous as the misrepresentation of facts.http://www.vnvo.com/stories/theyre_snatching_up_our_pretty_white_women_film_at_eleven_p1.a... |