Civil Liberties
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The Cloud Is Not the Territory
May 20, 2014 -
Arguing that the public has a right to understand internet infrastructure, artist Ingrid Burrington visits “the cloud”—the data centers of northern Virginia through which two-thirds of internet traffic currently circulates. More -
Comrade Kots:
A Poem by Kirill MedvedevMay 6, 2014 -
On the anniversary of massive protests in Moscow ahead of Vladimir Putin’s third presidential inauguration, the writer and labor activist Kirill Medvedev shares a poem whose title derives from a nickname he was given by Russia’s secret police agency, the FSB. More -
We Will Show You Fear in a Handful of Dust: Artists Build Drone at President Obama’s Alma Mater
May 1, 2014 -
Artist collective Finishing School built a model Predator drone on the campus of President Obama’s alma mater, Occidental College. In an interview with Creative Time Reports Editor Marisa Mazria Katz, the artists explain why. More -
Tough Love at Mexico City’s Casa Xochiquetzal
April 22, 2014 -
The photographer Bénédicte Desrus and journalist Celia Gómez Ramos paint a portrait of an unconventional Mexico City retirement home that “provides a space to age with dignity for a group of vulnerable women who are often invisible to society at large.” More -
David Byrne: Breaking Up with the Internet
March 24, 2014 -
Disillusionment with the internet is at an all-time high thanks to the snooping of NSA agents, corporate algorithms and cyber thieves. What would a world without the web look like? David Byrne imagines a society that has gone totally offline—if only to suggest what a truly secure online life might look like. More