I’ve had this fotolog account for awhile now, but only recently got back into updating it. Fotolog is a community of picture lovin’ & sharin’ peeps from around the world (with an interesting concentration of nubile young Brazilian girls posting endless vanity shots). One of the more innovative things about fotolog is the group fotolog. Group fotologs usually center around specific concepts like street art, bumper stickers or tattoos. There’s no automated process start a group fotolog, you just have to email them and wait. I’d love to turn my political art fotolog into a group one. I emailed them last week and waiting for the go.

Last night, I went over to UC Berkeley to hear Robert McChesney speak on the subject of media control and reform. Media concentration is a big deal as was evidenced by the uproar over the FCC’s decision to cozy up even more to big money corporate media. The evening was sponsored by Media Alliance, who are doing great things in the realm of media activism. I picked up a copy of his latest book, The Problem of the Media, which l look forward to devouring. I took a bunch of notes on my hiptop, which I’ve pasted below. The first speaker was a white-haired dude named Jerry Mander who touched on global monoculture and the spread of global corporatism. His notes are first.
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