This is a classic critique of Western culture and despite nearing it's
30th birthday it is more true today than when it was written. The
subtitle is "Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business" which I think
is where the conversation on the topic invariably leads. Public
discourse in America has become made for TV. There seems to be nothing
left that isn't "sound-bite" material combined with images that change
every 1-2 seconds. His suggestion that media is a metaphor, reflecting
our language and creating our culture is an interesting concept, one
that I'm going to have to think on for a while. There is a lot to deal
with in this book and its implications are far reaching. Of course the
title is metaphorical in itself. Will our culture survive the age of
show business? Probably not.
