Archive for the 'body' Category

Roger Ebert recalls a seminal work by Chris Burden.

"This strategy for survival, known as autophagy ('eating oneself'), evolved in our ancestors over two billion years ago. Today, all animals rely on it to endure famines, as do plants, fungi and single-cell protozoa."

TED talk from Aimee Mullins, whom I know primarily as one of Matthew Barney's muses and accomplices in the Cremaster cycle. She discusses the possibilities of prosthetics beyond simply regaining or replacing lost or diminished function.

"She does not always perceive the arm but 'retrieves' it when needed, doctors told the Swiss news agency."

"We wouldn't be surprised if 10 years from now there are mermaids swimming about in your local pool."

Saw Jill Magid speak at the New Museum last night.

Story of a group of Black federal defendants in federal murder and racketeering cases adopting a nonsensical white supremacist doctrine rejecting the authority of the Federal government as their defense.

Couldn't type "posthuman" into the tag field fast enough.