Two weeks ago, I spoke with Zachary Irwin and James Lacombe of Opaque Industries about their upcoming tabletop fantasy roleplaying game Song of Swords, which is now being funded on Kickstarter. In Part I of the interview, we discussed the influence of historical martial arts on the game’s combat system. Part II concerned the influence of …
Category: media issues
Monday Link: More Herman and Chomsky, the Fermi Paradox, and a Timeline of Food
In researching some of last week’s posts, I happened upon this article reprinted on Noam Chomsky’s website. I have yet to read the report in its entirety, but it is an interesting look at both criticisms and defenses of the Herman-Chomsky propaganda model of mass media. The author (who is not Chomsky or Herman) also …
This Week on Runicfire: April 1 – 7
I hate doing anything important around the first of April. It always makes me feel silly. But with that aside, here’s this week’s schedule. Monday’s links cover a little more on the propaganda model of mass media, the Fermi paradox (or why we haven’t made contact with aliens yet), and the history of food. Wednesday continues the …
A Taste of Propaganda in America
Have you seen this video? Shocking, isn’t it? Disturbing, no? Is it not an outrage that Fox would cave to Monsanto in such a fashion? Yet another reason not to watch Fox News. Except it isn’t just Fox. Welcome to the American propaganda machine, my friends. In their 1988 work Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy …