Autor: retrocapitalism
The Bronswik Affair (1978) short film demonstrates the effectiveness of advertising and the marketing machine
Between 1964 and 1965 there occurred a scandal that few remember now, almost as if it has slipped from the popular memory. Known as The Bronswik Affair, it started when normal members of the public began to exhibit strange behaviour, such as the housewife who fed forty-seven packets of washing powder into her washing machine […]
Dead Malls And Abandoned Retail Spaces Are My New Obsession
It’s no secret that ever since the 2000s, several retail chain stores have experienced financial setbacks. These hardships only became worse after the financial crisis of 2008 and the rise of online shopping thanks to Amazon. Today, stores such as Sears, Kmart, Circuit City and Toys R Us have closed most of their locations or gone out of business. […]
We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about dead malls
We love The Morning Blend. Every once in a while, when someone cancels at the last minute and The Morning Blend has five minutes to fill, we drop by The Morning Blend and talk about whatever. Sometimes we talk about upcoming shows. Sometimes we talk about fishing. Today, we talked about dead malls. Yes, in case you missed our recent pieces on the redeveloping Bayshore mall and […]
DEAD MALL SERIES : Super Dead, Creepy Owings Mills Mall at Night **DEMOLISHED**
Photographed and Edited by Dan Bell
¿Qué es el Retrocapitalismo?
Por Cristian Mancilla Intuitivamente, ubico mi primera experiencia retrocapitalista en el tiempo cuando descubrí la música de ocho bits (chiptune). No recuerdo cómo, encontré el álbum The 8 Bits of Christmas, con temas aportados por un grupo de colaboradores bajo el nombre de «The 8 Bit People». Esto ocurrió el año 2006, mientras me acercaba al […]
Architecture Professor Explains Why Malls Are Dying | WIRED
The 1980’s nostalgia and sci-fi show Stranger Things returns for season three with a new setting: The Starcourt Mall. WIRED’s Emily Dreyfuss talks with architecture professor Ellen Dunham-Jones about mall culture and the fate of dead malls. Hint, zombies. Extracted from WIRED
Aquello que amas asfixia tu mente: así te destruye el internet personalizado
Francisco José García Ull investiga el poder transformador de las cookies, y sus conclusiones te interesan, porque nos afectan a todos. Despiertas por la mañana y te acercas al balcón para examinar el cielo. El sol brilla con un luz nueva, hay nubes pequeñas y compactas, de las que a ti te gustan. Abres la ventana […]
Octubre 29, 2010: Especial Tecnología. El enemigo chileno del iPad
José Antonio Barriga ganaba millones en los noventa gracias a Oyster, su antivirus. El problema fue que quebró. Ahora, 14 años más tarde, lo está intentando de nuevo. Y nada menos que con un tablet hecho en Providencia. © José Miguel Méndez Lo primero que José Antonio Barriga va a decir es que eso que […]