Comments on: The reading public no longer exists. http://marshallandme.com/the-reading-public-no-longer-exists/ Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Edmunds http://marshallandme.com/the-reading-public-no-longer-exists/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Michael Edmunds Wed, 05 May 2010 11:18:45 +0000 http://marshallandme.com/the-reading-public-no-longer-exists/#comment-101 For me ( and I think for McLuhan as well) he would want to look at who was propping-up such programs as Canada Reads. He was often looking over his shoulder for a Mason! Generally I see such efforts as Reading Canada as at best a do gooder reaction by some form of elitist (ie rear view mirror) thinking. "all at once-ness" creates a paradox of community (weren't we all in Times Square on the week-end) and at the same time loneliness and isolation (in Times Sq. but each alone and helpless.) But there's always Hockey Night in Canada for salvation. me For me ( and I think for McLuhan as well) he would want to look at who was propping-up such programs as Canada Reads. He was often looking over his shoulder for a Mason! Generally I see such efforts as Reading Canada as at best a do gooder reaction by some form of elitist (ie rear view mirror) thinking. “all at once-ness” creates a paradox of
community (weren’t we all in Times Square on the week-end) and at the same time loneliness and isolation (in Times Sq. but each alone and helpless.)

But there’s always Hockey Night in Canada for salvation.
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