“One could dismiss the zombie trend as merely feeding a mass public that craves the strange and bizarre. Such an explanation would be only skin-deep. Popular culture often provides a window into the subliminal or unstated fears of citizens, and zombies are no exception. Some cultural commentators argue that the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are a primary cause for renewed interest in the living dead, and the numbers appear to back up this assertion.” Would BeCultureCausesInterestNumbersStrangeCitizensMassWindowSkinsArguingTerroristPrimariesExplanationExceptionTrendsSeptemberFeedingBizarreZombieCraveAssertionSeptember 11CommentatorsPopular CultureTerrorist AttacksSubliminalSeptember 11 2001Skin Deep Author:Daniel Drezner
“We are a cut-and-paste culture. The aim of the protectionists is to argue that a cut-and-paste culture is criminal. Well, it's only criminal if there's nothing out there that you can freely cut and paste. If we increasingly mark material as available for these non-commercial uses, then people will have the opportunity to see its importance.” PeopleIfsWellsUseCultureOpportunityCuttingMaterialsImportanceMarkAimAvailableCriminalsArguing Author:Lawrence Lessig
“It might be crazy to expect a high government official to speak the truth. It might be crazy to believe that government policy will be something more than the handmaiden of the most powerful interests. It might be crazy to argue that we should preserve a tradition that has been part of our tradition for most of our history -- free culture. If this is crazy, then let there be more crazies. Soon.” IfsShouldBelieveHas BeensGovernmentMightCultureSpeakInterestPowerfulCrazyPolicyTraditionArguingPreservesOfficialsMost PowerfulSpeak The TruthBeing CrazyGovernment OfficialsGovernment Policy Book:Free Culture Source: Free Culture
“As a student of American culture, I am willing to argue that the Twist is a valid manifestation of the Age of Anxiety.” AgeCultureStudentsWillingAnxietyArguingManifestationTwistsAmerican Culture Author:Marshall Fishwick