[-empyre-] the new aesthetic (as one untimely born) / WOWocalypse

[curt at lab404.com]

HI Alan, Sandy, and all,

1.
Here is a recent essay I wrote on the New Aesthetic at Mute Magazine:
http://bit.ly/T1h7L5
I wrote the essay on August 12, the day that last month's discussion here began. I lurked through the discussion all month, and now that the essay is published the discussion is over. Yes!

2.
I'm only on the digest version of empyre, so maybe this has already been mentioned, but it seems relevant to this month's topic:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/world-of-warcraft-hack-hacker-thousands-killed-cities-destroyed_n_1948843.html

best,
curt