Wednesday, 6 January 2010

Empire of Illusion


Journalist Chris Hedges, of the Nation Institute and regular contributor to Harper's, discusses the spectral spectacle of MJ's death, what it says about the manufactured cult of celebrity and how this functions in modern 'corporate culture'.

Hedges's argument, taken from his recent book Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle”, is powerfully composed and sharply poignant.

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