Anyways, a few days ago, I noticed kottke.org had this, and I wanted to share it with everyone now that I've had time to read it:
Millions more people are going to museums, literary festivals and operas; millions more watch demanding television programmes or download serious-minded podcasts. Not all these activities count as mind-stretching, of course. Some are downright fluffy. But, says Donna Renney, the chief executive of the Cheltenham Festivals, audiences increasingly want "the buzz you get from working that little bit harder". This is a dramatic yet often unrecognised development. "When people talk and write about culture," says Ira Glass, the creator of the riveting public-radio show "This American Life", "it's apocalyptic. We tell ourselves that everything is in bad shape. But the opposite is true. There's an abundance of really interesting things going on all around us."
Full read.
[kottke.org]
If our generation is so unintelligent, than why does any adult over the age of forty use a bat to illustrate their frustration with the computer whenever we aren't around to trouble shoot??? Ha! Take that older people, you are techno illiterate and wouldn't survive a day without us!!!
ReplyDeleteThe dumbest generation? Only when it comes to movies. Let's look at some of these #1 at the box office winners:
ReplyDeleteBeverly Hill Chihuahua
Twilight
Bangkok Dangerous
10,000 B.C.
Saw II, III, IV
Halloween (Remake) - 2 weekends in a row
Evan Almighty
Fantastic Four 2
Ghost Rider - 2 weekends in a row
Monster-In-Law
RV
The Pink Panther (Remake)
Big Momma's House 2
The Pacifier
Yep. Modern moviegoers will watch anything as long as it's new. Even shiny objects!
oh, come on, stan,
ReplyDeletestudios purposely release these AWFUL films on weekends when no other good films are at the box office. modern moviegoers are stupid, i agree, but number ones at the box office aren't the penultimate indicator of that...