On Comedy Anesthetizing
The critique of stewart/colbert was not particularly convincing, or even damning. However, it touches on a troubling byproduct of these two shows, namely, the unearned audience embrace of cynicism (and often, triumphalism).
Posted on July 16, 2012 at 4:22 pm
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On Miss Simone's Ninth-Grade Hip Hop Appreciation Class in Brooklyn
Love. Good. Teachers.
Posted on March 23, 2012 at 3:27 pm
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On The End of Privacy: Address Books with Friends
@Matthew Phelan $100. Easy.
Posted on February 15, 2012 at 7:15 pm
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On The User Agreement Trust Economy
@antarcticastartshere yes.
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 5:45 pm
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On Will We Even Know if We Enter a Full-Surveillance Society?
Not to freak you guys out or anything, but you are currently on Karl Rove's secret list of bearded men.
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 5:44 pm
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On The User Agreement Trust Economy
Choire -- know any folks that have done a good job covering this beat?
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:21 pm
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On Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
@Ham_Snadwich this is illuminating: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/63587/christopher-hitchens/just-causes?page=4&cid=soc-facebook-in-review_essays-just_causes-121611
though its still a royal fuck up.
Posted on December 16, 2011 at 5:48 pm
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On Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
@RonMwangaguhung thanks for this.
Posted on December 16, 2011 at 2:46 pm
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On Seven Awesome Campgrounds To Head To On A Roadtrip
Wait. Did you write this book? I want more. You finally got me at Devil's Lake, my family's camping spot growing up.