Saturday, September 3, 2011

Celebrities


New World Notes News
Vol. 4, No. 36 -- September 3, 2011

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This week in New World Notes, radio program #183, September 6, 2011

Celebrities 


In brief
An interesting look at our fascination with celebrities ... and corporate marketers' exploitation of this fascination to sell products. In fact our attraction to celebrities appears rooted in our evolution: the closer our ancestors got to the alpha male, the more likely they were to survive. The show includes parts of the documentary film Starsuckers and Chris Hedges' critique of Michael Jackson's funeral.

Michael Jackson. Most graphics: Click to enlarge.

Notes, credits, & links
New World Notes is produced under the auspices (Latin for "counter") of WWUH-FM, a community service of that beacon of light in darkest Connecticut, the University of Hartford.

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Series overview: Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want ... and what they're trying to make us settle for.
Chris Hedges. He described Michael Jackson's funeral
as "a variety show with a coffin."

Coming soon (Tuesday air debut date shown)
  • September 13 & 20 -- Bruce Gagnon--recorded live in Wethersfield, Connecticut, August 20, 2011
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