Douglas Rushkoff on his new book Life Inc. which deals primarily with centralization of power, and a continuing trend of dehumanization amidst a society of consumers. He offers his criticism of the presence of banks and centralized money, family BBQ’s, and a very enlightening history lesson that paints the Renaissance in a much different light then people may normally be used to.
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Douglas Rushkoff’s “Life Inc.”
Monday, May 11th, 2009 by CrapCult author JG Ballard dies at 78
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 by CrapCult author JG Ballard dies at 78 (on BBC)
The author JG Ballard, famed for novels such as Crash and Empire of the Sun, has died aged 78 after a long illness. His agent Margaret Hanbury said the author had been ill “for several years” and had died on Sunday morning. Despite being referred to as a science fiction writer, Jim Ballard said his books were instead “picturing the psychology of the future”. His most acclaimed novel was Empire of the Sun, based on his childhood in a Japanese prison camp in China.
