will hardly serve that purpose of relaxation. Such sports are 
inflammatory, it is plain. And what we consider entertainment 
or fun in our media inevitably appears as violent political 
agitation to a cool culture.

     One way to spot the basic difference between hot and 
cold media uses is to compare and contrast a broadcast of a 
symphony performance with a broadcast of a symphony 
rehearsal. Two of the finest shows ever released by the CBC 
were of Glenn Gould’s procedure in recording piano recitals, and 
Igor Stravinsky’s rehearsing the Toronto symphony in some of 
his new work. A cool medium like TV, when really used, demands 
this involvement in process. The neat tight package is suited to 
hot media, like radio and gramophone. Francis Bacon never 
tired of contrasting hot and cool prose. Writing in “methods” or 
complete packages, he contrasted with writing in aphorisms, or