Posts Tagged with "80s"

Who ever called John Hughes a rebel?

Thursday, September 28, 2006

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My dearest wife pointed me to this article in Slate “revealing” that the movies of 80′s teen-angst king John Hughes didn’t really really encourage rebellion. The article goes on to suggest that Hughes’ movies were actually an expression of Reagan/Bush-era materialism and absolutely supported the status quo. Finally, the writer posits that the sky is [...]

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My ridiculously talented friends

Friday, September 15, 2006

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Two friends of mine have recently had books published, and since they’re on topics likely to interest readers of this blog–and I can vouch for their quality–I wanted to encourage everybody to take a look. The books are (in order of publication): A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Doug Kenney was a seminal figure in the [...]

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Chevy Chase, satire and anger

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

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Dennis Perrin over at Red State Son has some interesting thoughts about Chevy Chase’s ongoing comedic straight-talk. I was particularly interested in what Dennis said near the end, comparing the blunt, righteous anger of comedians during Watergate to the weak tea being peddled today. Even with legends-in-the-making like Stewart and Colbert there seems to be [...]

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Book roundup

Sunday, June 13, 2004

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Here’s what’s on my night-table now, in case you care: Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream and History, by Devin McKinney This book is very hard to describe; it’s one part Beatle history, one part psychological appraisal of the group and its fandom, with plenty of song-by-song appreciation and Sixties history in there, too. The [...]

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Can somebody help me?

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

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I just read Adam Gopnik’s piece on the antiestablishment comics of the 50s and 60s in the current New Yorker, and I swear I couldn’t make much of it. Opinions? Can anybody out there help? It’s a book review, and I’m buying the book today. Meanwhile, forgive me while I try to figure out what [...]

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Agree/Disagree/Don’t Know

Monday, November 25, 2002

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Check out this site’s list of the 100 Best Albums of the 80s, and I bet you’ll waste 30 minutes like I just did.

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