Matthew Perry’s death has summoned forth a vast flock of showbiz reporters determined to track down anyone remotely connected to Perry in order to elicit a declaration of how ‘devastated’ they are by news of the former Friends star’s death. This is followed closely by opinion pieces ‘analysing’ the cultural significance (or not) of the Friends sitcom. Regrettably, UnHerd has joined that herd.
Warren Trees
6 months ago
Let’s face it, the process of being a human being on earth has not changed a whole lot since inception. Sure, technology has changed how we do things, but we are still human beings who harbor the desire for a few basic needs to survive. Some of us have varying levels of desire for some of those needs, but we are still just as human as Adam and Eve were, which makes the Bible such a reliable and still relevant source of information on the human experience.
Last edited 6 months ago by Warren Trees
Right-Wing Hippie
6 months ago
Sorry to hear this first thing in the morning.
AC Harper
6 months ago
There’s a theory that our memories are not ‘film clips of the past’ but rehearsals (and re-rehearsals) of our responses to past events. So (generally) tedious and nasty bits are rehearsed away leaving only the good bits. The rehearsals may even be memories of what people told us and therefore not ‘true memories’ at all.
So after a generation or so the memories become ‘polished’. The music of the 60s was great… except for all the dross we discard. TV programmes we raved over (e.g. Monty Pythons Flying Circus) seem far too dated to be funny.
Dad’s Army still works though.
Dad’s Army works because it is quintessentially English, real or imagined makes little difference. Fraser is an Englishman’s idea of a Scotchman. Python always had ideas above it’s station and too many references to contemporary mores.
News flash. Three years is the going rate for an unsolicited kiss.
Last edited 6 months ago by Anthony Roe
Tyler Durden
6 months ago
More self-reflective than narcissistic, the 90s. Driven by new digital communication technology, today’s narcissism has been amplified to the point of psychosis.
Matthew Perry’s death has summoned forth a vast flock of showbiz reporters determined to track down anyone remotely connected to Perry in order to elicit a declaration of how ‘devastated’ they are by news of the former Friends star’s death. This is followed closely by opinion pieces ‘analysing’ the cultural significance (or not) of the Friends sitcom. Regrettably, UnHerd has joined that herd.
Let’s face it, the process of being a human being on earth has not changed a whole lot since inception. Sure, technology has changed how we do things, but we are still human beings who harbor the desire for a few basic needs to survive. Some of us have varying levels of desire for some of those needs, but we are still just as human as Adam and Eve were, which makes the Bible such a reliable and still relevant source of information on the human experience.
Sorry to hear this first thing in the morning.
There’s a theory that our memories are not ‘film clips of the past’ but rehearsals (and re-rehearsals) of our responses to past events. So (generally) tedious and nasty bits are rehearsed away leaving only the good bits. The rehearsals may even be memories of what people told us and therefore not ‘true memories’ at all.
So after a generation or so the memories become ‘polished’. The music of the 60s was great… except for all the dross we discard. TV programmes we raved over (e.g. Monty Pythons Flying Circus) seem far too dated to be funny.
Dad’s Army still works though.
Dad’s Army works because it is quintessentially English, real or imagined makes little difference. Fraser is an Englishman’s idea of a Scotchman. Python always had ideas above it’s station and too many references to contemporary mores.
News flash. Three years is the going rate for an unsolicited kiss.
More self-reflective than narcissistic, the 90s. Driven by new digital communication technology, today’s narcissism has been amplified to the point of psychosis.
And incoherence. Access by everyone to everything all the time – we’re not wired for it.
I am amazed of the enormous reflection in all the MSM about him. Absolutely OTT. There are so many important issues to deal with…