Alan N. Shapiro, Visiting Professor in Transdisciplinary Design, Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany

Blog and project archive about transdisciplinary design, media theory and creative coding

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Donald Trump Casino Owner: seduced to losing by the lure of winning, by Alan N. Shapiro

February 17th, 2016 in the categories: Consumer Culture, Presidential Politics

The gamblers are seduced into the casino by the promise and lure of winning easy money. They are told that they have a good chance to become winners. In reality, the casino only cares about itself. Nearly 100% of the players end up as losers. They get fleeced and come away with less than nothing.
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Homage to Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Socialism and George Orwell’s 1984, by Alan N. Shapiro

February 17th, 2016 in the categories: English Literature, Presidential Politics

On April 4th of a year he presumes to be 1984, Winston Smith positions himself in a small recessed space in his apartment, the only spot from which he cannot be observed by the telescreen. He begins to tranfer his “interminable restless monologue” onto the pages of a clandestinely procured hardbound writing tablet.