I recently found this table among papers from 1991. I had to share:
| Cool postmodernism | Hot postmodernism |
|---|---|
| Office | Home |
| White collar | No collar |
| Urban/Multinational | Local/Global |
| Ironic | Passionate |
| Head | Heart |
| Fusion | Solar |
| IBM | Apple |
| Hobbes | Calvin |
| Memphis Group | Zona |
| New York / LA | Montreal / New Orleans |
| Michael Graves | Christopher Alexander |
| Philip Johnson | Adres Duany |
| Cyberpunk | Fantasy Fiction |
| Cynical | Romantic |
| Detached | Engaged |
| Ted Koppel | Morton Downey, Jr |
| Neither Left nor Right | Both Left and Right |
| Philip Glass | Enya |
| Blade Runner | Koyaanisqatsi |
| Apocalypse / Arcadia | Realism |
| Laurie Anderson | Queen Ida |
| Academic | Empathetic |
| MTV | CNN |
| Mannerist | Visionary |
| East European novels | Latin American novels |
| Allan Bloom | Joseph Campbell |
| Bowling | Ballroom dancing |
| Sharper Image | Smith & Hawken |
| Jean Beaudrillard | Ivan Illich |
| The Three Davids: Hockney, Letterman, Byrne | The Three Abbeys: Hoffman, Edward, Road |
Hmmnn. Things change.
For young 'uns, I should explain that Morton Downey, Jr. should not be confused with Robert the actor. Downey was a host of a ubiquitous vulgar TV talk show, the Anti-Oprah, sort of a cross between the worst aspects of Jerry Springer, Bill O'Reilly, and Rush Limbaugh.
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