Tag: television
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Jean Smart Is Having a Third Act for the Ages
If you’re not watching Hacks, you should be. If you don’t believe me, believe the NYT
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
The thesis: It is my intention in this book to show that a great media-metaphor shift has taken place in America, with the result that the content of much of our public discourse has become dangerous nonsense. This was published in 1985! Postman’s ideas still work, and in many cases they’re more convincing than ever.…