Media Diet
"This is what fascinates me about reading the classics: the same questions arise again and again."
Media Diet
A series exploring the media “input” of a group of people — our commercial semiotician colleagues, from around the world — whose “output” we admire.
Media Diet
"Good-natured comedy is what my brain is craving, at least for now."
Media Diet
"To be a successful semiotician, you just have to know as much as possible about the world…"
Media Diet
"The Financial Times supplements HTSI and Life & Arts consistently feed my curious mind — with just the right touch of hedonism."
Media Diet
"A character that's not given or explained but deconstructed — that is a semiotician’s dream."
Media Diet
"I prefer magazines whose editors are concerned not with what they suspect I might want to read, but rather with what they want me to read."
Media Diet
"My Instagram feed is this mash-up of personal moments and cultural commentary — it keeps me grounded while also feeding my curiosity."
Media Diet
"I slip from one state of enchantment into another…"
Media Diet
"Many of us continue with 'normal life,' even as we are confronted by signs of crisis: political instability and new conflicts."
Media Diet
"Unlike the rational mindset we semioticians are often trained to prioritize, music speaks directly to the visceral…"
Media Diet
We semioticians must "question things more closely, adopt different perspectives, and pursue more unconventional paths."
Media Diet
"Clients rarely list gaming as an area of culture to explore, which seems wild to me."
Media Diet
"As a movie addict, I’m drawn to 'loaded absences,' where what’s left out often says more than what’s shown."
Media Diet
"As a semiotician, I consume a lot — high and low, fast and slow."