For decades, popular media was a one-way street. Families gathered around television sets to watch scheduled broadcasts, and film enthusiasts waited months for a theatrical release. Today, the "couch potato" is an endangered species.
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Entertainment is often dismissed as "distraction," but it serves a vital social function: For decades, popular media was a one-way street