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Why we should take entertainment more seriously than we do.
by Peter G. Stromberg
Peter Stromberg is an Anthropologist and author of Caught in Play: How entertainment works on you. See full bio
June 14, 2009, Media

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Why you can't help but care about Brad and Angelina, Part III

By Peter G. Stromberg, Ph.D. on June 14, 2009 in Sex, Drugs, and Boredom

I know some things about your life, because I know some things about people in our society (including myself). I know that you (probably, there are always exceptions to generalizations) have a fantasy that things will be better for you when (1) you graduate (2) you get married (3) you get the promotion, or a better job (4) you pay off your student loans (4) you get a new laptop (5) Tom, the hunky guy, asks you out (6) etc. Read More

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