Ronald Bishop is Professor of Communication at Drexel University. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Bishop is the author of When Play Was Play: Why Pick-Up Games Matter and Taking on the Pledge of Allegiance: The News Media and Michael Newdow's Constitutional Challenge. He lives in the greater Wilmington, Delaware area.

Bishop is an accomplished cultural critic and writer, and his wit and examples prevent the book from becoming pedantic or preachy. More suggests that when television strips away perspective, it is time to turn off the television. Highly recommended. -- Choice

• 1. Go Forth and Multiply2. Is Breast Best?3. Is Zero Tolerance Tolerable?4. Only Experts and Fanatics Need Apply5. My Drug of Choice6. The Tyranny of Talking Points7. Does Anthony Bourdain Hate Rachel Ray?8. The Museum of MeConclusions: Thanks a Lot, Tim McGraw

Ronald Bishop is Professor of Communication at Drexel University. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Bishop is the author of When Play Was Play: Why Pick-Up Games Matter and Taking on the Pledge of Allegiance: The News Media and Michael Newdow's Constitutional Challenge. He lives in the greater Wilmington, Delaware area.

Bishop is an accomplished cultural critic and writer, and his wit and examples prevent the book from becoming pedantic or preachy. More suggests that when television strips away perspective, it is time to turn off the television. Highly recommended. -- Choice

• 1. Go Forth and Multiply2. Is Breast Best?3. Is Zero Tolerance Tolerable?4. Only Experts and Fanatics Need Apply5. My Drug of Choice6. The Tyranny of Talking Points7. Does Anthony Bourdain Hate Rachel Ray?8. The Museum of MeConclusions: Thanks a Lot, Tim McGraw