Postmodernism, Eurovision, and the War on Fun

Lecture no. 3

Dear Heart,

I don’t know about you – that would be strange – but I like fun.

I am thinking about fun because the Eurovision Song Contest has just taken place. Some people dislike this event, regarding it to be garish, vulgar, unsubtle, and of dubious taste. Others love it for exactly the same reasons.

One obvious word to describe this type of entertainmen…