Futurism
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Is There Any Kind of Silliness in Contemporary Politics?
Stephen and Selina talk about the legacy of futurism in contemporary culture. Stephen: Is it something we can draw some energy from, stephen o does it feel like something to be avoided? Selina: I think late in the day, marinetti realized, actually, that all the technology and ism he'd embraced was antique. Was a century old. It was all british stuff. But at last he realized that the most essential medium was radio. And i another manifesto called laradio of 19 33. He evoked a pure organism of radio sensations. We know about that well - maybe we're even embodying it to night.
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