A Game of Telephone

It can be said that I harbor an obsession with London's old-fashioned telephone booths. In the 21st century, London has developed like any other major city; oil lamps have evolved into strobing lights and posters into glittering life-size billboards. Yet along the streets, the little red boxes still stand. They are simple, timeless, a subtle reminder that the world's classical past still endures in today's minimalist present. They are old-fashioned, yes, but not expired. The telephone booth represents an age in which thoughts and ideas grew and were transmitted, though not as efficiently as they are today-- today, wifi and smartphones dominate communication and much of our meaning is easily lost through a text. However, there are still ways to maintain our thoughts in the buzz of our technologically-savvy age. Blogs serve as that meeting point in between eras, where printed newspaper clippings are out-of-date but the idea of voicing ourselves is not. A blog is where ideas are introduced to the internet, where ideas will continue to grow and be transmitted just as they were in the phone booth. Sometimes the original idea may be lost through static in translation, but that's okay too. And so, where else better to begin our game of Telephone?