Did you mean…?

It was my turn to do the dishes the other night, and I wasn't all that interested. "Let's just get a monster to do our dishes," I told Pete. "A dishwashing monster." Pete is pretty good about humoring me when I say things like this (which is good, because I say things like this a [...]

The Abominable Showman

McLuhan talks to Tom Brokaw and another newsman (who is that guy?) about the Ford/Carter debate in 1976. Some of my favorite parts: McLuhan: "TV is not a debating medium." McLuhan: "The vibrations got through to the amplifier and said 'this must not continue'...the vibes really did get through. The medium was the message." Brokaw: "Well, what do we [...]