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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