December 2006
Lateral Thinking Problems - Preconceptions
by jlesage
The site poses problems in lateral or logical thinking, from easy to hard, with both hints and answers. Great party conversation and something kids will like.
November 2006
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by jlesage & 9 others
like postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
Conversations with Dina
by jlesage
post on how students did visual ethnography using Flickr and the tags people put there
Journal E: Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
by jlesage
one of the most important exhibitions of our time, also raising questions about the ethics of exhibiting violence in our media culture today
Zen Koans - AshidaKim.com
by jlesage & 4 others
zen koans help writers rethink narrative in another tradition of storytelling
Zensufi Park
by jlesage
Zen/sufi stories help those with writer's block or pinned down to traditional narrative arcs
Roadside Architecture
by jlesage
documenting roadside architecture in the US, under many whacky categories; this is a favorite theme of mine in photography
Jahsonic, a vocabulary of culture
by jlesage
intriguing website taking up themes and critical theories/ists, with many links; check out "index" link on home page
October 2006
WRT: Writer Response Theory
by jlesage & 1 other
"exploration of digital character art — any art involving electrons and making use of letters, alphanumerics, or other characters in an interesting way"
Marie-Laure Ryan
by jlesage
homepage of scholar with many of her essays on narrative theory and electronic textuality available in full text form.
virtualpolitik
by jlesage
"A blog about digital rhetoric that asks the burning questions about electronic bureaucracy and institutional subversion on the Internet." Well-written, points to developments in the arts and on the web that otherwise might go unnoticed.
"Race In/For Cyberspace: Identity Tourism and Racial Passing on the Internet"
by jlesage
major essay by Lisa Nakamura
September 2006
One sentence that relates something true
by jlesage
good for autobiographers, bloggers, screenwriters--folks who want to write pithy impactful accounts of their and others experiences.
June 2006
citizen book reviewers
by jlesage
Lisa Erde explains why reviewers on Amazon have a democratic cultural influence
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