Killing the TV (Week 32)
"When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships." Few people have had more to say about popular culture, either in words or in images, than Andy Warhol. He understood the impact of moving pictures piped into our living rooms, both on our own psyches and in our connections to other people. And despite reports of its demise, TV is still alive and kicking with binge-watching addicts everywhere. I am definitely one of them. So, what would it be like to simply click the Off Button on the remote and avoid TV for a whole week? Sounds simple enough, but it ain't! Since I also have a smartphone – and access to YouTube on my laptop – I decided to watch no video of any sort for those seven days. So, with nothing to "rot my brain" as my mother and countless psychologists had warned since I was 12, I set out to plant a fertile garden of goodness in my cranium. On Day One, Val decided it was time to start watching B...