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The Death of Print
wednesday, december 2, 2009
black rock bar
3614 n. damen
chicago, il
8:00 pm |
The Death of Print
curated by Mairead Case
"Death
is strictly
scientific
& artificial &
evil & legal)"
- ee cummings
Print is dying - everyone from Clay Shirky to Nelson says so. Blackberries are near-necessary for the board room. Comics are cut from weeklies and newspaper dispensers sit empty, hungry, alone. Moms ask what Twittering is. But luckily, nobody's totally choked yet - there's still time for plotting revolution. This is the part where the phoenix lies in ash and so before he rises, all firey and awesome-like, we're giving him a funeral. A wake.
This Rec Room will feature writers covering other writers (possibly including their younger selves), writers reading favorite books or
fanzines or liner notes or old letters or family recipes. Silly valentines, angsty valentines. Uncensored classics. Fairy tales and
top tens. There will be a priest. There will be ceremony. Please wear black.
Clay Shirky link
Simpsons link
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