Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age

A recent episode of The Simpsons declared that print is dead (or at least is in trouble). This happened at a presidential debate that was being covered by a person from CNN and a writer from Slate. The final person introduced is from The Washington Post, and everyone seems embarassed to have him there (even he seems uncomfortable). Into this silence comes Nelson Muntz, who points to the guy from the Post and says, in his best nyah-nyah voice, “Your medium is dying.” Principal Skinner then upbraids Nelson, but not for saying something untrue, but for pointing out the obvious. “There’s being right,” Skinner says, “and being nice.” And if the clip above doesn’t work, you should be able to view the clip on Gawker.