Parasocial Relationships: Mourning for Glenn and The Walking Dead - se.01 tr.05
What does it mean when we mourn for the loss of someone who never existed? Drawing from the recent death of popular figures in this season's TV series finales, Jian explores how our growing attachment...
1 Maj 20176min
Exclamations (Trump! Dire! CNN!) - se.01 tr.04
It's a time of momentous events in the world, worthy of deep concern. But the combination of accelerated news, the internet, media competition, and Trump pronouncements has led a ubiquity of dire proc...
24 Apr 20175min
Embracing Impermanence - se.01 tr.03
What does it mean to truly embrace our impermanence? In the latest ideation, an ode to Prince, Jian explores the idea of mortality. The anniversary of the death of Prince, and other cultural giants li...
17 Apr 20176min
Screaming Match - se.01 tr.02
Social media and the culture of outrage have created the conditions where we reflexively pick sides and rush to judgment in a binary debate – no shades in the middle. What happens to perspective when ...
13 Apr 20173min
Exiles - se.01 tr.01
In this era of globalization and migration, we are increasingly a world of transplanted beings. But if we belong everywhere, we’re just a step away from belonging nowhere. And scapegoating and xenopho...
10 Apr 20176min
