"Television Magnet" Satetsu Takeda / Michihiro Hori Price: ¥1980 First edition, signed. No dedication. Excellent condition, read only once. "But, television has always been like this." (From the preface) This is a witty collection of contemporary critiques that examines the unchanging and unchangeable nature of a media that is accustomed to being called "old," and actively grasps the "present" from the information that is constantly being streamed. This book contains 163 selected columns from the weekly magazine series "Satetsu Takeda's Television Magnet" from 2018 to 2024, with significant additions and revisions. <Example Columns> ● Talking about EXILE ● Matsumoto Hitoshi's off-target views ● Koizumi Shinjiro's lack of ability ● Tokui Yoshimi's air of wealth ● The "amazing" directed at Tanaka Minami ● Yamada Takao's non-essential problem ● Fuwa-chan's reading ● Shigesato Itoi running away again ● How to deal with Miyazaki Kensuke's repeated affairs ● The men who continue to defend Mori Yoshiro ● King Kong Nishino's business practices ● Kintaro and Takeda Tetsuya ● Handling Miura Kazuyoshi ● Kudo Shizuka's "dried sweet potato" video ● Sexual violence by Giants' Sakamoto Hayato ● Diet member Sugita Mio who repeatedly makes discriminatory remarks ● Narita Yusuke's "frankness" ● Hiroyuki who evades the argument ● When Tamori is enthusiastic ● Terada Kokoro says, "Love is still too early" ● Harukiists' reflexes ● Why are people angry about Hirosue's affair? ● Ariyoshi Hiroiki after hosting Kohaku ● The receptacle for "Mayo & Kaiya divorce" ● Refreshing with Ohtani Shohei ● "Ano-chan's" awareness ● Hoshino Gen's affair rumors ● Koike Yuriko running away #SatetsuTakeda #MichihiroHori #Books #JapaneseLiterature/Essays