Code-X (38)

By: Joshua Glenn
October 23, 2014

American Repertory Theater website

Call this cultural code: F2F.

Definition: Bringing people together for a live experience is a valuable goal in itself.

“BBQ Films creates immersive cinematic experiences in extraordinary locations…. Our goal is to build the very best moment to watch a movie.”

Notes on this code: Underlying cultural crisis is that people are too isolated, experiencing too much via screens; they are out of touch with one another and real live experiences. Crowd scenes; enraptured faces; laughing and talking; sitting in circles.

Burning Man

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Josh Glenn, HILOBROW's editor, is a principal of the commercial semiotics agency Semiovox. He is co-author and/or co-editor of several books, including The Idler's Glossary, Significant Objects, and the bestselling family activities guide UNBORED. In the ’00s, Josh was a columnist and blogger for the Boston Globe's IDEAS section; in the ’90s, he published the zine/journal Hermenaut. He lives in Boston.