by Alicia | Jul 8, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Selfie Column, Writing
CHICAGO — The selfie is a mirror, an illusion of a mirror, an egotistical moment wrapped in time, and an embarrassing moment post-shave. But there is something curious about seeing your doppelgänger reflected back at you rather than running into him or her on the...
by Alicia | Jul 3, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Writing
CHICAGO — Every mother will attest to the fact that once you become responsible for a child’s life, your own life completely changes. And with that shift comes a new way to both see and question your relationship to society, your body, and your own sexuality. In the...
by Alicia | Jul 1, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Selfie Column, Writing
CHICAGO — A few weeks ago, I thought that I’d had it with selfies It began with a simple Facebook post declaring: “Just say NO to SELFIES <3 <3 <3.” Less than a week later, I found myself doing exactly what I feared: Alone in a dressing room at Target, I...
by Alicia | Jun 24, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Selfie Column, Writing
CHICAGO — People online have a lot to say about selfies: love them, hate them, feel indifferent about them, think they’re part of internet culture, a place we escape to, meld with our offline lives (making for a fluid but often fraught IRL-URL existence), something we...
by Alicia | Jun 24, 2013 | Selfie Column, selfiegeneration, Writing
From Hyperallergic, June 24, 2013, by Alicia Eler: Screenshot of Google Image “selfie” search results CHICAGO — People online have a lot to say about selfies: love them, hate them, feel indifferent about them, think they’re part of internet culture, a place we escape...
by Alicia | Jun 18, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Salon
CHICAGO — Last December, rumors about a North Korean unicorn lair circulated on the internet. Word got out that an ancient Korean king once rode this mythical beast. But soon it was discovered that this “unicorn” was not an actual unicorn, but rather an English...
