Book Reviews
- We're all just living in a world predicted by Boorstin, McLuhan, Debord, and Ong decades ago, who saw the first break from textual to visual and oral society. The only recent tweak is the acceleration due to ubiquitous networked computing. https://t.co/oHKfoK1COKLink to Tweet
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- A 'pseudo-event' is made-for-consumption media event, usually involving celebrities: entities known for their well-known-ness. These now seem natural, but were once odd: life once consisted of real people and events. Boorstin's book is outstanding. https://t.co/dMnZFl1P0FLink to Tweet
- For more on our pseudo-event culture, Boorstin's 'The Image' is a brilliant exploration of how that culture started with TV. https://t.co/N7Pe3ajkIyLink to Tweet
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