"Facts don’t necessarily have the power to change our minds."
Wait, what? Those are writer Joe Keohane's words, from his article "How Facts Backfire" which is worth a read.
And on a completely unrelated note, steampunk -- which has been chugging along just fine for a few decades now -- may have finally reached critical mass. The literary/fashion/cultural/art movement is explained in full via The Economist. Dude, your grandpa reads The Economist.
Does coverage in mainstream media signal the death of a subculture? Or is that question as dated as the idea of broad exposure ruining such things?
[Tip of the dunce cap to Arts & Letters Daily]
