On the argument that performers should “shut up and play”

For several years, I was a regular reader of a country music news and reviews website that I won’t name here. I won’t name it, because it’s infamous for its combative creator and its abusive, rage-filled comments section. Honestly—-and you’ll just have to trust me on this!—I didn’t read for the venomous takedowns or snarling … Continue reading On the argument that performers should “shut up and play” →

On the information-action ratio

Perhaps my most important takeaway from Neil Portman's Amusing Ourselves to Death is the information-action ratio: How often does it occur that information provided you on morning radio or television, or in the morning newspaper, causes you to alter your plans for the day, or to take some action you would not otherwise have taken, … Continue reading On the information-action ratio →