Thursday, October 09, 2003

RIP: Neil Postman Died, at 72, in New York, Neil Postman, NYU professor and media critic. His Amusing Ourselves to Death has been on my shelf for many years, and is a fine, principled critique of the devastation of public discourse by the mass media, which I fondly hope this medium may help repair. The irony of his departure on the heels of the California recall election is profound. [Due Diligence] 8:04:01 PM    comment [] New Science Blogger On The Block. Science writer Carl Zimmer has a blog. It's as good as one might expect, and I've added him to the... [Transterrestrial Musings] 8:03:33 PM    comment [] The Good News, there is a G_D. The Bad News, he's a paranoid speed freak.. [ via BoingBoing ] Eileen Gunn asked a few professional science fiction writers for their reactions [More Like This WebLog] 8:01:52 PM    comment []

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