Alan N. Shapiro, Technologist and Futurist

Blog and text archive about media theory, science fiction theory, future design, social choreography, Computer Science 2.0, new media art, robots and androids, Star Trek, The Prisoner, Jean Baudrillard, Albert Camus, Michel Foucault, and Marshall McLuhan

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Beginner’s Luck (a Casino Gambling story)

February 14th, 2012 in Category: Casino Gambling, Creative Writing, Photography

There was a famous and elegant casino at the Venice Lido called the Casinò Municipale di Venezia. My friends knew about the casino but had never been inside. To my surprise, Tony expressed his belief that I was destined to win a lot of money at blackjack. He announced that he intended to "stake me" money to play.
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From Las Vegas (NV) to the Cactus League (AZ)

May 20th, 2011 in Category: New American Studies, Photography

Leaving Las Vegas... Driving through the northern Arizona desert... To the Cactus League... In the Shadow of Jean Baudrillard and America... To arrive at nighttime March baseball in southern Arizona!
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New York City in Las Vegas

April 30th, 2011 in Category: Photography

New York New York Las Vegas Casino & Hotel
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I Love Bologna, Italy

January 16th, 2011 in Category: Photography

Most tourists - for example, American tourists - go to Venice and Florence. Between those two fascinating cities lies the undiscovered gem which few tourists visit: Bologna.