“Art takes its inspiration from two sources, religion and entertainment–the heavenly and the festive. But today, everything is conflated with entertainment as Hollywood conceives it. In 1999, U.S. movies earned about $29.8 billion out of a total global take of $33.4 billion. And that figure does not include income from video sales, merchandising, licensing, concessions, and other tie-ins.” Is Hollywood’s view of the world so compelling that it has to crush everything in its path? – Civilization 03/00