Daily Archives: July 18, 2025

Album Review: No Protection

Posted on July 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

No Protection, by Starship When making No Protection, the band Starship was in a strange place. The first album of this group, the third and final iteration of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship, Knee Deep In The Hoopla, had been an immense … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Social and Moral Implications of the Coldplay Concert Cheating Scandal and Its Virality in Contemporary Society

Posted on July 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Author: Nathan Albright Date: July 18, 2025 Executive Summary On July 16, 2025, a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, became the epicenter of a viral scandal when a “kiss cam” captured two individuals, identified as Astronomer CEO … Continue reading →

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Why Memes Are So Information-Dense — and What Contexts Are Needed Next to Understand Them

Posted on July 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper examines the reasons why internet memes achieve an extraordinary level of information density, condensing cultural, emotional, and ideological cues into minimal text and imagery. It argues that memes exploit shared cultural context and semiotic compression to … Continue reading →

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