Since I don't have deadlines hanging over me all of a sudden, it makes procrastinating on my self-imposed deadlines a lot easier. While doing so, I stumbled accross this review of Thomas Friedman's new book. As you may know, there are a lot of things I like about TF and a number that make me uneasy, and Scialabba does a very nice job, in my mind, of distinguishing between the two.
I find the article's conclusion particularly striking because I told my students something similar the last day of class: that while we should not ignore technology, communication, production, and all those other things that can be extremely beneficial, we should equally pay attention to those things that make us human. Otherwise, we won't have anything to say to each other, and that can quickly turn nasty.
In other procrastination news, this evening Capria and I are watching Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage in preparation for tomorrow, when we are going to see its sequel at the Seattle International Film Festival. I'll keep you posted.
Posted by pjaussen at June 3, 2005 03:39 PM | TrackBack