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03.12.2010

Brand new on Digimag: Article+Interview about Memefest

For the moment only in Italian http://www.digicult.it/digimag/article.asp?id=1941 .
The English version will be out in 2-3 weeks.
Ciao!

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03.12.2010

Memefest book: First impressions

Yea. Here it is, fresh out of print. Nine years of theory, communication and design practice, research, education and activism. One year in making. 576 pages of distillated thought, creativity and guts. In English and in Slovene. More about it and how to get it - coming soon.

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26.11.2010

Taking Back the Tech

All of you use it. Some people misuse it. I'm talking about technology. Communication technology like cellphones or internet access points are particularly appreciated by those who use technology to get under your skin. They track you, observe you, CCTV you, have sex with you... in their dreams! The misuse of technology has been growing with the increased use of video games, internet porn portals…

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25.11.2010

Theory and Activism

Theory ** Can BE USeful

http://www.howtodothingsbytheory.info/

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24.11.2010

ART SABOTAGE *critical writings *Teorija *Kritičnost *Theory *teorijska produkcija

WHY CRITICAL wrITING/ WHY Theory? Poglej/Take a Look/Pogledaj: Art SABotage http://www.republicart.net/disc/artsabotage/index.htm
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Zakaj je danes premalo teoretske produkcije? // criTICal READING/ CritICal THinkiNG/ CRitiCal WritinG / CRITICAL arT // Kritična TeoRIJSKa produkcija i mapiranje alternativnih Praksi

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21.11.2010

Slovenian national public TV always an issue

Slovenia could be proud of the national television. National public TV was traditionally quite good, with program covering different thematics related to wide audiences.

But some years ago the TV was parazited and sucked by the right wing government who won the ellections. What happened was umbelivable:
- a new law which was written by one person in extremely short time, without public debat…

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20.11.2010

Love for Memefest posters*

Traditionally Memefest puts special attention to the poster medium for each festivals promotional campaign. It's probably the love for paper and a visual communication tool which is tightly and historically connected to social movements. But it's also the potential effectiveness of the poster which is important. Every year we choose to work with someone whom we like and whose work we respect. It'…

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19.11.2010

First Person Digital Online

"First Person Digital is coming up real fast," said Reisa Levine when I met her over coffee last week. The web project manager from Montreal was putting the final touches on the organizing of FPD, a collab between Studio XX - a Montreal feminist digital art centre - and the NFB - Canada's public film producer.

One week later, First Person Digital is launched with a fresh blend of artists on t…

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19.11.2010

Four Minutes to Midnight Issue XI

The latest issue of Four Minutes to Midnight has just been published! We're really excited about it, check it out here: http://lokidesign.net/2356/2010/11/four-minutes-to-midnight-issue-eleven%E2%80%94happy-hour/

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14.11.2010

New Memefest book

There is a good vibe and exciting time at Memefest right now. After months and months of hard work we are in the finishing phase of Memefest book. We are planing to put it to print next week. It's gonna be a fantastic piece of work, i can promise. Edited and curated content from all past Memefest's as well as new original content will be published in book form for the first time. Cca 500 pages of…