Roberto Greco Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Roberto Greco

The first is Marshall McLuhan’s collaboration with Quentin Fiore, The Medium Is the Massage and it has this page that (from 1967) speaks to an earlier thread from today. https://t.co/fENozyvvdb https://t.co/MxMjtyo8N2

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What I am getting at is that I’d love to see the tuning fork movement come back (yeah, vintage is an option). I want to enjoy that hum. Ever read David Mazzucchelli’s graphic novel Asterios Polyp? The Spaceview was in it. https://t.co/CYD8jzRL1h

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Academia as the pinnacle of schooliness means academics still “Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, [Acceptance,] and Other Bribes” https://www.alfiekohn.org/punished-rewards/ https://twitter.com/timgill924/status/1482756827184046084 https://t.co/CecTRb5XRl

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“Architect Richard Rogers On Humanistic Design And The Accutron Spaceview: One of the world’s most eminent architects talks about a watch he’s worn for 44 years – and it’s an Accutron.” https://t.co/QEUmuXFr5G “ETHOS - Richard Rogers: Inside Out” https://t.co/aHEc96TpTe

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As noted before on this timeline and tying back to the title of @LMSacasas’s newsletter, here is @publichistorian referencing Ivan Illich and Tools for Conviviality in “Why the Landline Telephone Was the Perfect Tool.” https://t.co/nF9Iw1U6T7