Amusing Ourselves to Death is Stuart McMillen’s interpretation of media theorist Niel Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), subtitled “Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business”. McMillen works in  behaviour change with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. He has an interest in environmental sustainability and is the Brisbane organiser of the international Green Drinks networking movement (www.greendrinks.org). In his free time McMillen draws and posts cartoons on his website www.recombinantrecords.net.