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“From Marshall and Me” moves

Deborah Hinton — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:49:58 +0000

As of February 18th, 2010, Michael’s blog will have a home of its own @ www.marshallandme.com.

Now for something completely different, part 3 …

Michael Hinton — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:43:41 +0000

This week’s postings are very different from those of previous weeks. The standard format of two short letters, one from Marshall McLuhan and one from me, is abandoned. Instead I am posting, in 5 parts, an essay which explains the single most important thing you need to know to understand Marshall McLuhan. Previously, in part 1, [...]

Now for something completely different, part 2…

Michael Hinton — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:11:00 +0000

Yesterday, I explained that this week’s blogs will be very different from the previous ones. This week, in the lead up to my 100th post, which will take place on Tuesday, February 23, the standard format of two short letters, one from Marshall McLuhan and one from me, is temporarily abandoned. Instead I am posting, [...]

Now for something completely different

Michael Hinton — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:53:44 +0000

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 will be my 100th post. To those of you who have been following this blog, especially, I should say something, now, by way of explanation and introduction, because this week’s blogs will be very different from the previous ones. Previously, each blog has consisted of two short letters. The first is [...]

McLuhan slandered?

Michael Hinton — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:48:15 +0000

Marshall McLuhan (January, 1996, age 84). Unbelievable! For the most part death agrees with me. I’ve got a quiet room, and plenty of books. Every now and then I look up from my studies and look down on earth to find out what people are saying about me. It’s delightful to see that even now [...]

Details, details!

Michael Hinton — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:51:28 +0000

Marshall McLuhan (July, 1948, age 37). Finkelstein versus McLuhan. My son, Eric, brought to my attention a slim volume of criticism on my books, Sense & Nonsense of McLuhan, by one Sidney Finkelstein. In it Finkelstein alleges a good deal of nonsense and it would appear no sense. The lamenting and lamentable Finkelstein, is caught up with [...]

Inviting, confronting, and ignoring criticism

Michael Hinton — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:25:27 +0000

Marshall McLuhan (July, 1948, age 37). Everybody’s a critic! Ted Carpenter is a breath of fresh air. With him at St. Michael’s Toronto is getting less parochial with every passing second. Last night he had my darling wife Corinne in stitches at dinner. He was lecturing he told us at the university on the sexual [...]

What rubbish!

Michael Hinton — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:12:11 +0000

Marshall McLuhan (July, 1969, age 58). There’s no such thing as bad advertising. It has seemed obvious to me, because it is grounded on observation, that “persons grouped around a fire or candle or warmth or light are less able to pursue independent tasks, than persons supplied with electricity.” It has come to my attention, [...]

Opposites attract

Michael Hinton — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:50:51 +0000

Marshall McLuhan (February 7, 1960, age 50). Watch out for Mr. In Between. Marshall, Corinne said to me at breakfast, things are not all black and white. I had simply said that telephone calls in this house must be strictly limited to no more than 2 minutes a call. She said that our two oldest [...]

Media extend us

Michael Hinton — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:53:27 +0000

Marshall McLuhan (February 27, 1962, age 50). I thought it up. Ed Hall says he got the idea that media are extensions of us, our bodies our minds, our spirits, from Bucky Fuller. I didn’t get it from anybody. It just hit me. But now that I’ve got it I see the idea everywhere. Blake [...]