The Diary of a Chambermaid
Comical yet not funny, equal-opportunity in its portrayal of human folly, artificial in the extreme.
Josh Glenn
Josh Glenn is a Boston-based consulting semiotician. He is cofounder of the consultancy Semiovox, editor of the websites SEMIOVOX and HILOBROW, and series editor of The MIT Press's RADIUM AGE. He is an adjunct instructor at RISD and convenor of the monthly online "Semiofest Sessions." His books include The Idler's Glossary, Significant Objects, and the family activities guide Unbored. In the ’90s, Josh published the zine/journal Hermenaut; in the 2000s, he was a Boston Globe staffer and columnist.
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Scientist vs. Life Coach
Making sense of how brands, media and culture are responding to COVID-19. (4 of 4)
Challenging the World
Comic juxtapositions, flaring brilliances, and no less heartbreaking impossibilities.
Donald Steals the Show
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A Bucket of Blood
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Over time, Mickey became progressively more juvenile in appearance.
Robocop
How best to convey the pathos and tragedy of the Ex-Ex-Human Condition?
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A brand suffering from a personality crisis will get lost in the noise of the category.