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Fragments and annotations.
June 13, 2008
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“It’s a terrible world, and modern parents are trying to cocoon their kids as much as possible. What better way to protect them than wrapping them in nostalgic brands?”
— Alfred Kahn, chairman of 4kids Entertainment, in The New York Times
June 5, 2008
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“Man the food-gatherer reappears incongruously as an information-gatherer. In this role, electronic man is no less a nomad than his paleolithic ancestors.”
— Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media
May 20, 2008
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“People tend to stick to their own size group because it’s easier on the neck. Unless they are romantically involved, in which case the size difference is sexy. It means: I am willing to go the distance for you.”
— Miranda July, “The Shared Patio”