November 1979 Issue [Article] Blame it on the tube Adjust Share Why intellectuals hate television by Robert Asahina , This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Attitudes Class consciousness Intellectuals Television viewers United States More from Robert Asahina Who was that mass man, anyway? What émigré intellectuals like Hannah Arendt don’t understand about America That’s culture The packaging and staging of art Adjust Share