Serious book stores are losing their franchise, nonprofit theaters are surviving primarily by commercializing their repertory, symphony orchestras are diluting their programs, public television is increasing its dependence on reruns of British sitcoms, classical radio stations are dwindling, museums are resorting to blockbuster shows, dance is dying."
Ozbiljne knjižare gube svoje franšize, neprofitni teatri preživljavaju prvenstveno komercijalizirajući svoj repertoar, simfonijski orkestri razrijeđuju svoje programe, javna televizija pojačava svoju ovisnost o reprizama britanskih sitkoma, klasične radijske postaje se gase, muzeji se okreću blockbuster predstavama, ples odumire."