I was reading Neil Postman's 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'. It's one of my favourites. — Brent Faiyaz Copy Share Image
“Today, we must look to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, as a metaphor of our national character and aspiration, its symbol… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
Our politics, religion, news, athletics, education and commerce have been transformed into congenial adjuncts of show business, largely without protest or even… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
True 'joy' is the difference between just amusing ourselves to death and creating 'meaningful' pleasure. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
“IT’S HARDLY a coincidence that “Shipping Out,” Wallace’s most well-known essay, appeared only a month before Infinite Jest, his most well-known novel,… — David Shields Copy Share Image
The purpose of bread and circuses is, as Neil Postman said in his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, to distract, to divert… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
