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I am V, not Anonymous
1 day ago
by Vangelis Simeonidis
or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the changing meanings of the "V for Vendetta" mask. V In a BBC feature today, the Man himself, Mr Alan Moore, discusses the emergence of the Guy Fawkes mask that is my profile picture-sake (on facebook and google) and pretty much my namesake as well (as V) ...
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The Rise of V for Vendetta
1 day ago
by readingbyeugene
First published in 1982, the comic series V for Vendetta charted a masked vigilante’s attempt to bring down a fascist British government and its complicit media. Many of the demonstrators are expected to wear masks based on the book’s central character. The BBC asked Alan Moore, author of V for Vend ...
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V
1 day ago
by JohnPilsbury
Really good article by Alan Moore on why the iconic mask depicted in his graphic novel V for Vendetta has become an inspiration and identity to Anonymous, check it here.
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V for Vendetta and IHWSH
1 day ago
by Mark Earls
Nice piece here by the great Alan Moore here about how the film's iconic Guy Fawkes mask has got woven in to contemporary protest movements. Now the question is: do you think this was an example of independent choice or a socially-shaped one?
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Alan Moore on the Guy Fawkes Mask of the Day
1 day ago
by Cheezburger Network
Alan Moore on the Guy Fawkes Mask of the Day: V for Vendetta creator Alan Moore has made no secret of his approval of the way the comic’s famous Guy Fawkes mask has been co-opted as the symbol of Anonymous, Occupy Wall Street, and other protest movements around the world. He shared some of his thoug ...
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V for Vendetta – V’s intro speech
1 day ago
by lothar_m
V’s intro speech Evey: Who are you? V. : Who? Who is but the form following the function of what and what I am is a man in a mask. Evey: Well I can see that. V. : Of course you can, I’m not questioning your powers of observation, I’m merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is ...
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Viewpoint: V for Vendetta and the rise of hacker group Anonymous
1 day ago
by freepronline
On Saturday protests are planned across the world against Acta – the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The treaty has become the focus of activists associated with the Anonymous hacking network because of concerns that it could undermine internet privacy and aid censorship. First published in 198 ...
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