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Oprah
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When doe something truly become popular? And I don't mean "popular" in the sense that it succeeds,: I mean popular in the sense that the specific thing's incontrovertible popularity is the most important thing about it. I mean "popular" in the way Pet Rocks were popular in 1975, or the way E.T. was popular in 1982, or the way Oprah Winfrey was popular for most of the nineties.
The answer to this question is both obvious and depressing: Something becomes truly popular when it becomes interesting
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― But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
― But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
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In the moral realm, there is very little consensus left in Western countries over the proper basis of moral behavior. And because of the power of the media, for millions of men and women the only venue where moral questions are discussed and weighed is the talk show, where more often than not the primary aim is to entertain, even shock, not to think. When Geraldo and Oprah become the arbiters of public morality, when the opinion of the latest media personality is sought on everything from aborti
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― The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism
― The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism
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