Galaxy of Signifiers: G.I. Joe and Jenny Holzer

17Feb09

While watching the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie trailer during the Superbowl, I remembered an amazing article in the October issue of The Believer recounting the impact of G.I. Joe on visual conceptions of war, particularly during the 1980s, when most of today’s soldiers in Iraq were coming of age:
“G.I. Joe’s epic advertising [...]

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The West Wing on the Small Screen

06Nov08

“No wonder your president has to be an actor, he’s gotta look good on television.”(Dr. Emmett Brown responding to the idea of Ronald Reagan as President of the United States, Back to the Future 1985)
When the television became a household standard in the 1950s, the sudden change in image culture dramatically affected the Presidental elections, [...]

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