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The Straight Man – Comedy’s Punching Bag
If comedy isn’t a weapon, why do they call them clubs?
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Who Watches the Marketers?
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And now, a collection of Key West Chickens shamelessly pandering to stereotypes…
Time and again I see the cherished avian citizens of the Conch Republic debasing themselves by personifying the age old rhetoric vis a vis chickens and thoroughfares. Below, several of the more blatant offenders. Really, chickens, we expect better of you.
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What Did I Just Watch? – Iron Man 3
As cultural cornerstones go, the Marvel pantheon may well have reached the top of the heap. The collective adventures and individual back stories of Captain America, the Hulk, and Iron Man are icons of Americana in and of themselves, but the rebooted franchise is strong because these heroes are human, and their stories engines run…
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10 More Female Comic Book Characters That I Can Think Of
Once I stopped typing before, I realized that I could think of 10 more female comic book characters. Below is exactly everything I know about them 1. She Hulk – I’ve learned about this one late. Somewhere in between the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and the Wicked Witch of the West, we got She Hulk.…
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The 10 Female Comic Book Characters That I Can Think Of
In response to my most recent question, “Who is your favorite female comic book character?” …This is, unfortunately, the moment I have always feared. It is time that I finally admit, to myself, God, and/or the Universe that I know next to nothing about comic books. I understand if you wish to stop reading now,…
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Review, Part 2 – Makeover Nation – Selfhood, Citizenship and Celebrity
Though the first half of my review focused on those methodologies in the makeover gamedoc which resembled “tabula rasa” style indoctrination and enslavement techniques, this second installment takes a closer look at the methodologies which turn appearance into a commodity that helps or hinders an individuals market value in regards their human and social capital. …
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Review, Part 1 – Makeover Nation – Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity
Throughout the spectrum of what appear to be a unique variety of makeover shows, Weber identifies a universal framework of cultural indoctrination and re-education. Prejudicial and stereotypical notions of racial identity, sex and gender identity, and social conformity are drilled into the minds of the insecure, who willingly hand themselves over to a governing body…
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