Quote of the day
The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.
Mark Poster

Born: July 5, 1941
Died: October 10, 2012  (aged 71)
Bio: Mark Poster was Professor Emeritus of History and Film and Media Studies at UC Irvine, where he also taught in the Critical Theory Emphasis. He was pivotal to "bringing French critical theory to the U.S., and went on to analyse contemporary media."
Known for:
- The mode of information (1990)
 - The second media age (1995)
 - What's the Matter with the Internet? (2001)
 







