“…the original title was A Failed Entertainment. The idea is that the book is structured as an entertainment that doesn’t work. Because what entertainment ultimately leads […]
television
“The predictability in popular art, the really formulaic stuff, the stuff that makes no attempt to surprise or do anything artistic, is so profoundly soothing. And it even, even the densest […]
“It’s going to take a while, but I’m going to prove to you that the nexus where television and fiction converse and consort is self-conscious […]
“It’s undeniable that television is an example of ‘low’ art, the sort of art that tries too hard to please. Because of the economics of […]