Talking Hairdos and the Ten Commandments The Warnings of Neil Postman BreakPoint with Charles Colson October 28, 2003 A few weeks ago, one of the most astute media critics of our age, Neil Postman, died at the age of 72. In remembering the long-time New York University professor, the press described Postman’s warnings about the dangers of mass communication. In his devastating critique of television, titled Amusing Ourselves to Death, Postman declared that television turns even the most tragic news into mere entertainment, delivered by “talking hairdos.” Postman’s book was reviewed in all the right places, and it has been...