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Avvaaa: I thought about the imagery of having a white authority-like character shoot a a black man to death in…
Why is PEPFAR, an agency explicitly focused on Africa and led by African-Americans, represented as a white man? Having the…
Those people only go to the gym to show off their fancy clothes. Fifty years of lifting weights I've never…
I can see parallels with other kinds of bigots.
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Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture
I Do Believe in Lesbians, I Do! IDo!
Debbie Schlussel is best known for her rabid hatred of anything that can even tangentially be connected to Islam, up to and including falafel. So it’s nice to see her branching out into some good old-fashioned hatred of other things. … Continue reading
Time Travel Movie Marathon
Definites: 13 12 Monkeys. Leading contenders: Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure Time Bandits The “Future Echos” episode of Red Dwarf. Groundhog Day The “Time and Punishment” segment from Treehouse of Horror V “Blink” from Dr. Who Maybes: Primer Time Crimes … Continue reading
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Bruce Jenner Has an Opinion
Bruce Jenner is terribly, terribly upset at Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. And for some reason, the Politico cares. I think it’s only fair to run this trailer for the 1980 film Can’t Stop the Music, starring … Continue reading
In Honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day
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While We're On the Subject of Hitler
This. For the win. Hitler finds out about another Downfall parody – watch more funny videos Incidentally, if you haven’t seen Der Untergang, I highly recommend it. It’s a masterful portrayal of the pitiful, puny end of the Third Reich … Continue reading
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The Nice Nazi™
The following post contains an extended discussion of Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Inglourious Basterds. There will be spoilers. If you haven’t seen the film, please enjoy this short video from the 1968 Mel Brooks film The Producers. Otherwise, feel free … Continue reading
To Hug the Mountain, to Envelop That Mountain
Robert Wright gives us a little bit of sublime: Incidentally, that is William Shatner talking about the opening to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, a movie that most fans of Trek argue never actually happened. (Much like Rocky V … Continue reading
Dance Your Ass Off
Years ago, my favorite part of the Drew Carey show was the opening credits, which featured Drew, who is fat, dancing. ((Actually, the show had a bunch of opening credit sequences over time, but at least a few of them … Continue reading
I am repeating myself, but - when the Republicans say they are "anti-illegal immigration", they're talking about the law as…