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Media Arts in War, Part I: A reflection on the American mind for July 4 weekend
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What has happened to artistic expression since Sept. 11 as it’s transmitted through any kind of media (or anyone claiming to be a medium), from the political satire of "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show" to the mega-bombastic sequel to the classic post-apocalyptic thriller in any theater near you.
To the episodes of “Survivor.” To every creative impulse that every tried to be a light in the darkness; to all those media images that are flowing through us now: How did we respond? How did we deal creatively with our own struggle to find the appropriate voice?
How did we know the right thing to say, when we see death, so much death, eight years of it, only to recreate it for everyone as entertainment for our overly amused selves on the silver screen?
He do we contend with what David Byrne of the Talking Heads once anticipated in “Life During Wartime”:
“Ain’t got no speakers
Ain’t got no headphones,
Ain’t got no music to play.”
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