Author Archives: Jeff Watson

News canisters

Posted on Jun 8, 2011 by Jeff Watson

Once upon a time, news was delivered by ship. It was a piece of cargo like any other. It took up space. It weighed something. Cape Race was a landfall beacon for ships from Europe travelling to US and Canadian … Continue reading →

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Serendipity with an edge: A chat with Benrik about Situationist App

Posted on Jun 8, 2011 by Jeff Watson

[intro]Situationist is an iPhone app that injects surprise and serendipity into everyday life. The app uses geolocation and push notifications to alert members to each other’s proximity, then challenges them to interact in random “situations”. As the artists state on … Continue reading →

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"Between the idea of elaborating an urbanism and the thesis that all urbanism is an ideology is a…"

Posted on Jun 7, 2011 by Jeff Watson

“Between the idea of elaborating an urbanism and the thesis that all urbanism is an ideology is a profound modification. In fact, by saying that all urbanism was a bourgeois ideology, [the situationists] abandoned the problem of the city. They … Continue reading →

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