A tribute to Joseph Weizenbaum
"There is only one way to turn signals into information, through interpretation", wrote the computer critic Joseph Weizenbaum. As Google's hegemony over online content increases, argues Geert Lovink, we should stop searching and start questioning. [ more ]
"Transit" advocates a concerted EU approach to Russia; on '68, "Osteuropa" mends a split consciousness while "Mittelweg 36" regrets nothing; "Mute" critiques "Green capitalism"; "Esprit" observes democracy's transformations; "Wespennest" awaits something better; "Kulturos barai" defends Fluxus; "Host" hits the road; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) follows the comic strip of empire; "Dialogi" warns against experts; "Reset" seeks perspectives for Italy's Democrats.
is an architecture critic and theorist in Vienna. He is also the chairman of the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Architektur (ÖGFA).
The question of sustainability
Contemporary European urban "planning" is an oxymoron. All too often, residential needs come second to the profit-based interests of a deregulated property sector. But deregulation didn't come from nowhere... [more]
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