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I christen thee, “the soul Hitler.”

Sunday, May 30, 2010

14010 Comments2010-05-31+02%3A17%3A37Michael

It’s been impossible to watch the NBA Playoffs without being subjected to something deeply annoying. Yes, ESPN’s coverage, but also Michael Jordan’s new moustache. Whoa! Nothing says “surrounded by yes-men in an egotistical, self-destructive celeb-flameout” like bizarre personal grooming. Yes, MJ’s ‘stache is more subtle than Elvis’ flab-packed spangled jumpsuits or Mike Tyson’s facial tattoo, [...]

YouTube, Downfall parodies, and me

Thursday, May 6, 2010

13653 CommentsYouTube%2C+Downfall+parodies%2C+and+me2010-05-06+20%3A27%3A30Michael

If you’re reading this, you doubtless know about the “Downfall meme”—a running joke on the internet where a segment of the 2004 movie “Downfall” is used to express real or feigned outrage at something important or not so. Bruno Ganz, playing an embunkered Adolf Hitler, freaks out at his generals not over the conduct of [...]

42 Ways To Kill Hitler

Thursday, April 15, 2010

13230 Comments42+Ways+To+Kill+Hitler2010-04-15+14%3A43%3A55Michael

I’m still watching this—it being Tax Day and all—but I was powerless not to post it. Overheated, loaded with cliché (“the Germans are a proud people,” “the dustbin of history”—and that’s just in the first segment), the doc is great fun for twelve-year-olds of all ages. “One planned to give der Fuhrer a bouquet designed [...]

Then, They Came for the Zebras, and I Did Nothing Because…

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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Then, They Came for the Zebras, and I Did Nothing Because…

[Just for fun, I'm practicing reading my stuff aloud. If you can stand a flub or two, here's me reading this piece.] Can I just say, “Thank God for the internet”? Without the world wide web, who knows how long it would’ve taken me to learn that “UK Restaurant Is First to Serve Zebra Pizza”? [...]

Strangely, this is exactly what my apartment looks like…

Thursday, June 4, 2009

10010 Comments2009-06-04+19%3A00%3A00Michael

…I wonder if it means anything.

History’s greatest bullies?

Friday, May 5, 2006

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In the wake of Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen calling satirist Stephen Colbert “a bully,” Jon and I started wondering: is Colbert the biggest bully in history? Probably. But being believers in the democratic process, we decided to assemble a list and leave the choice to you. 1. Charlie Chaplin attacks a defenseless Hitler (1937)Anybody [...]

Go see this movie!

Thursday, March 9, 2006

6520 CommentsGo+see+this+movie%212006-03-09+05%3A41%3A00Michael

I just saw Sophie Scholl: The Final Days. It’s the story of a 21-year-old university student from Munich who, along with her brother and some friends, dared to criticize Hitler in the midst of World War II. Tremendously inspiring–makes you think about right and wrong, your own courage (or lack thereof), and the nature of [...]

The Nation on The New Yorker on The War on Terror

Sunday, May 18, 2003

2550 Comments2003-05-18+18%3A09%3A00Michael

Those of you irritated by my constant carping about The New Yorker magazine, might take a look at this essay by Daniel Lazare in The Nation. For those pressed for time, I’ll simply reprint the last two paragraphs of the essay below: “…The New Yorker may be just one example of a magazine that has [...]

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I christen thee, “the soul Hitler.”

YouTube, Downfall parodies, and me

42 Ways To Kill Hitler

Then, They Came for the Zebras, and I Did Nothing Because…

Strangely, this is exactly what my apartment looks like…

History’s greatest bullies?

Go see this movie!

The Nation on The New Yorker on The War on Terror

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