Media Diet
"This is what fascinates me about reading the classics: the same questions arise again and again."
Culture
Codes and myths, narratives and icons, rituals and representations.
Media Diet
"Good-natured comedy is what my brain is craving, at least for now."
Media Diet
"To be a successful semiotician, you just have to know as much as possible about the world…"
The Man with Six Senses
"We are surrounded by imperceptible, patterned forces that subtly guide our behavior…"
Media Diet
"The Financial Times supplements HTSI and Life & Arts consistently feed my curious mind — with just the right touch of hedonism."
Media Diet
"A character that's not given or explained but deconstructed — that is a semiotician’s dream."
Media Diet
"I prefer magazines whose editors are concerned not with what they suspect I might want to read, but rather with what they want me to read."
Media Diet
"My Instagram feed is this mash-up of personal moments and cultural commentary — it keeps me grounded while also feeding my curiosity."
Media Diet
"I slip from one state of enchantment into another…"
Media Diet
"Many of us continue with 'normal life,' even as we are confronted by signs of crisis: political instability and new conflicts."
Embassytown
"The Ariekei's discovery of the myriad possibilities of signifier/signified connections proves catastrophic."
Media Diet
"Unlike the rational mindset we semioticians are often trained to prioritize, music speaks directly to the visceral…"
Media Diet
We semioticians must "question things more closely, adopt different perspectives, and pursue more unconventional paths."
Pikachu
"Pika pika."