It’s true, we’re not the most physically expressive bunch of people on the planet.  But there was an interesting case study in body language last year thanks to two of our dourest political operatives.  And to make it all the more juicy, it was caught on camera for all to see.  I’m talking about the [...]

One of my favourite authors is the communications theorist and cultural critic Neil Postman.  I found his classic book Amusing Ourselves to Death so powerful that I don’t own a TV.  This makes for astonished intakes of breath at parties.  But I find his analysis of contemporary society – that it more closely resembles Huxley’s decedent Brave [...]