Today is Marshall McLuhan’s 100th birthday and for those who really do know nothing of his work (at least beyond “the medium is the message”) there is no shortage of opportunities in the news today.
Did you know, for example, that McLuhan was Canadian? Because he has been “virtually forgotten” in his hometown of Read More
Kevin McMahon’s McLuhan’s Wake , written and co-produced by David Sobelman, and produced by Kristina McLaughlin and Michael McMahon, is one of three recent nonfiction films devoted to the life and prophetic vision of Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980). Admittedly, McLuhan’s Wake (the title is a nod to McLuhan’s admiration for James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake ) is Read More
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future , by Neil Postman. Alfred A. Knopf, 213 pages, $24.
An incoming instant message from my niece appears on my screen. I hit the respond button, and we exchange exclamations. This relatively new America Online technology, so quickly becoming young people’s Read More
