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For decades the witty H.L. Mencken had a good time bemoaning the tase of Americans, decrying the booboisie. the philistines, the "swinish multitudes," but also insisting that "The United States…is incomparably the greatest show on earth."  In his book Life the Movie, a decade ago, the critic/writer Neal Gabler took this idea a step further, arguingContinue reading “Entertainment conquers reality: objective proof found”