Metamodernism Catalog - Page 7 of 10

Metamodern Television: Professor Baylock’s take on the significance of The X-Files episode “Jose Chung From Outerspace,” and our thoughts on the matter

WiM January 10, 2016 No Comments

Here at What Is Metamodern, we were delighted to hear from a fellow inquirer, Professor (John) Baylock, who has created a provocative and enjoyable video lecture analyzing an episode of TV’s The X-Files: …

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Lara Paulussen

WiM January 4, 2016 No Comments

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God Is Nowhere

Linda Ceriello January 3, 2016 No Comments

Snow Here

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CocoRosie

Linda Ceriello December 21, 2015 No Comments

CocoRosie’s music has been labeled variously as New Weird America, Experimental, Hip-Hopera and Freak Folk. The latter sub-genre, others have noted, typifies the metamodern cultural sentiment. Bianca and Sierra Casady have been performing as CocoRosie since 2003, …

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… and David Foster Wallace on the limits of pomo

WiM December 20, 2015 1 Comment

Irony and cynicism were just what the U.S. hypocrisy of the fifties and sixties called for. That’s what made the early postmodernists great artists. The great thing about irony …

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The Science of Sleep

WiM December 18, 2015 No Comments

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Quirky Marketing

Linda Ceriello December 11, 2015 No Comments

Quirky products are showing up in greater number – or we should rather say, the quirky packaging of normal products. The presentation of this oat yogurt by Oatly is an example …

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