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Chinese gated communities feature social clustering, micro-governing, and social engineering
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn The Government Next Door (2015), Luigi Tomba describes five “rationalities” whereby the Chinese state has maintained control over local neighbourhoods during the transition from socialism to capitalism, namely: Social clustering micro-governing social engineering contained contention, and exemplarism Homogeneity of collective interests In Chapter 1 of the above-noted, exquisitely well-organized study, Luigi Tomba notes that “Communities are places […]
Not Hollywood (2013) focuses upon the production of value in independent filmmaking
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAs I have noted in a previous blog post, Chapter 5 of Not Hollywood (2013) is concerned with the production of value in independent filmmaking. Among the films Ortner discusses is Charles Ferguson’s No End in Sight (2007), which is rated 8.3 at IMDb. Review of Not Hollywood (2013) Many online reviews of the book […]
Jill Eisen explores the politics, economics, and science of overeating (CBC Ideas podcast)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe CBC Ideas current list of podcasts can be found here. If you look at this some months from now (it’s June 13, 2014 as I write this), the list may have changed. Currently the list includes two items, originally broadcast on Dec. 16, 2013, each about 54 minutes in length, entitled: Stuffed, Parts 1 […]
1) What? 2) So what? and 3) Now what? – Absolute Value (2014)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe three questions are from Jim Levine, the agent who works with Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen, authors of Absolute Value (2014). According to Levine, a good business book should answer the three above-noted questions. With regard to their 2014 study, Simonson and Rosen share the following answers. What? Consumer decision making has shifted. Consumers […]
Status Update (2013) focuses on the integration of market logics into social media
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillUpdates A Jan. 6, 2014 Public Books article is entitled “What’s so social about social media?” Excerpts from the article, which I found of interest, are included at the end of this post. A Jan. 17, 2014 New York Times article is entitled “Technology is not driving us apart after all.” A Jan. 27, 2016 […]
“We have met the enemy … and he is us” (Cowboys & Aliens, 2011; The War of the Worlds, 1938)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillFor a course, which I much enjoyed, in film and sound editing that I’ve recently completed at Ryerson University, I’ve submitted a final assigned paragraph – which I’ve broken into shorter paragraphs for posting to this website – concerning the editing of a scene from a movie that I’ve chosen for analysis. Altogether, we were […]
What features of neighbourhoods are worth preserving?
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillUpdates: The Global Cities at Risk website is focused upon a topic addressed in this blog post. A July 30, 2013 Atlantic Cities article notes that rising sea levels could submerge substantial parts of 1,700 U.S. Cities. An August 20, 2013 Globe and Mail article highlights the predicted effects of rising sea levels as does […]