by Alicia | Sep 10, 2020 | Press
Written by Paddy Johnson for Gizmodo, Jan. 21, 2020: While emoji objects like the gun may retain their original meaning, changed illustrations of faces do not have this problem. A face gritting teeth is always going to read differently than the toothy smile it evolved...
by Alicia | Aug 15, 2019 | Press
“From GOMAG, June 30, 2019, by JDG:” Alicia Eler Photo by Paul Andrews Selfie connoisseur Kim Kardashian and writer Alicia Eler have a lot in common. Eler is the author of “The Selfie Generation: How Our Self-Images Are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Sex, Consent,...
by Alicia | Aug 15, 2019 | Press
“From Huffpost Brasil, April 6, 2018, by Priscilla Frank:” Usando maquiagem esfumaçada nos olhos e um robe azul peludinho, a ex-princesa do pop Britney Spears canta uma letra de Frank Sinatra diante da câmera de seu iPhone e, com isso, do ciber-universo maior....
by Alicia | Aug 15, 2019 | Press
From Revista GQ, February 18, 2019, by Noel Ceballos La “tinderización de los sentimientos” y la “gamificación del deseo” nos están convirtiendo en amantes robóticos y ansiosos. El amor es… © Getty Images Lanzada en 2014, Bumble es una...
by Alicia | May 26, 2019 | Press, Print, Selfie Press
I am honored to be a part of Jerry Saltz’s take on the selfie in his column for this week’s New York Magazine. Check out the quote here: Selfies are usually casual, improvised, fast; their primary purpose is to be seen here, now, by other people, most of...
by Alicia | Jan 9, 2019 | Press
From NBC News, January 2, 2019, by Gwen Aviles: 2018 was the biggest year in LGBTQ-inclusive cinema. From “Love, Simon” to “Boy Erased,” 2018 saw an unprecedented bounty of high-profile LGBTQ films—many of which are up for awards. Multiple actors have been nominated...