Strange Imaginary Games
RND/ To consider some conceptual art for the Jubilee. Yet the real reason why we continue not simply to tolerate her but, in many misguided instances, to worship her, is because of atavistic attitudes of our own, which we find it hard to abandon. – Will Self, Queen Mother profile (Independent) Featuring an (all things … Read more
RND/ To consider a bad painting of a fake Trump quote about dumb Republican voters: 3654 x 3654 .jpg This was recirculating on Twitter recently. I retweeted the image. A left wing commentator replied, asking a perfectly valid question: why circulate fake quotes made by The Sore Looser, when he said so much more that … Read more
RND/ Dear The Guardian. Go fuck yourselves (again.) A response to your post, “It’s time to re-learn how to have fun“: Q: What makes you depressed? A: Seeing stupid people happy. – Slavoj Zizek 2580 x 1587 .jpg – via Getty images This particular brand of synthetic, corporate ‘Fun’TM that appeals to, and is only … Read more
RND/ In which one considers what is violent and violently absurd about real world Policing, precisely because Police Simulator: Patrol Officers simulator game is virtual and a largely empty, stupid universe of ugly, repetitive Jank: You can’t commit brutality or shoot citizen for smugling drugs, the game is just boring they should rename it Weakling … Read more
RND/ In which you consider the death of memes, and the possibility that memes themselves are a living death: First, a dead Reddit Metric graph from R/MemeHate. Note the deafening apathy this graph generated – probably because it wasn’t nearly ‘memetic’ enough, ie. generate Instant LOLS. Almost as though anything that does not ‘amuse us … Read more