Category: culture
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URGENT NEWS
The second coming of Sarah Michelle Gellar! It may not be Buffy, but also, that’s okay because now we have Gossip Girl. New York Judge Refuses to Tune TV to Lifetime in Order to get Project Runway Fix! While I will always err on the side of those crazy Weinsteins, in this case I have […]
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Banned Books Redux
From the Los Angeles Times: Yet it’s foolish, self-defeating even, to pretend that books are innocuous, that we don’t need to concern ourselves with what they say. If that’s the case, then it doesn’t really matter if we ban them, because we have already stripped them of their power. Books do change things: Just think […]
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90210 v2.0
This isn’t your grandmother’s Noxema ad! I finally got around to watching my DVRed pilot episode of the 90210 rehash. I was actually very cringe-ready, having read some early reviews and, of course, fearing the worst about a crappy remake of a previously crappy show. But I was pleasantly not disappointed. The first 10 minutes […]
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Poetry’s Mythology
Every morning I begin the day with a book of poems open at the breakfast table. I read a poem, perhaps two. I think about the poetry. I often make notes in my journal. The reading of the poem informs my day, adds brightness to my step, creates shades of feeling that formerly had been […]
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Garfield Minus Garfield
“Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman […]
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This Film Is Not Yet Judged, Criticized, Torn Up, Shamed, Sanitized, or Otherwise Ribbed For Your Pleasure
After the conference, I dug into one of my new Netflix titles: This Film Is Not Yet Rated. Kirby Dick’s documentary explores the history and controversy of the Motion Picture Association of America’s seemingly misguided ratings system, taking issue first and foremost with the fact that all the film raters’ identities are kept secret. Through […]
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