A few years back, dancehall artist Kiprich had a big hit with Telephone Ting. It is an anthem about the crimp technology puts in one’s life as one tries to juggle the different  ladies in the yard and on the road. It “mash up his life”, as he said. As a student of politics and someone who is fascinated with how high-minded politics and culture translate into our daily lives and are reflected in pop culture, I find this song to be a window both on our technological love affair and an aspect of Jamaican culture. It is impossible to make a blanket statement as to the general Jamaican approach to monogamy, but this song is indicative of one at least one of the attitudes about monogamy here. So Kiprich (who was one of my favourite performers at Sumfest) has updated Telephone Ting with this new song about how Facebook is mashing up his life. The other day, I had confirmation of this intersection of technology and culture during a discussion with one of the fellows I chat with regularly as I make my way about Kingston. Dawin was telling me that he is having trouble with his lady. She lives abroad, in a major American city, and they are having problems- she has accused him of cheating based on information on his Facebook page. He’s hoping she’ll come around, but in the meantime, he is thinking about deleting his Facebook account. Cause, in his words, “it mash up mi life.” I asked him if he had heard of the Kiprich song, and he said no. Check out the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZjkxUnSLC0)