Monday, January 26, 2004
Just got back from a free preview of Pride and Prejudice which is opening this week at a theatre down my block. My housemates wouldn't come (they hadn't ever heard of Jane Austen) as 'Ordinary Joe' was showing in realitv land. It was a good play but a poor adaptation of the book, in my opinion. I guess knowing the book word for word is not too helpful in one's appreciation of any newer version. Grammaticus just knows in her heart that Jane would never leave those prepositions dangling!
In other news, I'm on a media-reading kick and am part way into 'Culture Jam' by Kalle Lasn. It's an interesting book that seems to explain a lot about media influence on our everyday lives. He invites readers to tally up their 'real' life vs their 'virtual' life. ie- if you laugh at a joke someone tells instead of a sitcom, give a check in the 'real' column, if you watch porn instead of having real sex (or have cyber-sex) put a check in the 'virtual' column. Might be an eye-opening experiment!
In other news, I'm on a media-reading kick and am part way into 'Culture Jam' by Kalle Lasn. It's an interesting book that seems to explain a lot about media influence on our everyday lives. He invites readers to tally up their 'real' life vs their 'virtual' life. ie- if you laugh at a joke someone tells instead of a sitcom, give a check in the 'real' column, if you watch porn instead of having real sex (or have cyber-sex) put a check in the 'virtual' column. Might be an eye-opening experiment!
