Jean Baudrillard Dead at 77
Controversial French philosopher and social critic Jean Baudrillard died Wednesday. He was known for provocative remarks such as his comment that America was the "only remaining primitive society." Mark Poster, a professor at the University of California at Irvine who was Baudrillard's friend and editor, talks with Madeleine Brand.
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Trade some empty symbols with a loved one in rememberance. And remember to re-read the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic adaptation of the movie, which was derived from a screenplay based on the TV Series, which was itself an adaptation of a Comic Book.