I have a long-running argument with a friend of mine over which of Jean Renoir’s films is better: The Rules of the Game or The Grand Illusion. To me it’s clear that the latter deals with much bigger issues, and is overall much more pessimistic in its worldview. It is, after all, essentially a...
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The old joke circulating among Lacanians to exemplify the key role of the Other’s knowledge: a man who believes himself to be a grain of seed is taken to the mental institution where the doctors do their best to finally convince him that he...
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I have received multiple — as in more than one — emails this week concerning Wendy’s new “Premium Fillet of Fish” sandwich. Apparently the top-dogs of the fast food world like to cater to the Lent crowd this time of year and begin to...
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You know it exists, but, much like a cat having sex, you’ve never seen one in the wild. The dollar coin, the elusive (perhaps annoying?) coin that Americans resist...
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From the Huffington Post’s article on the O’Reilly-Hitchens debate on torture, which was apparently prefaced with a clip from the show 24: snruB I know that whenever I engage...
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Concerning soda: Dr. Pepper tastes like mulch juice. From 23 different kinds of mulch. Carbonated. In a bottle. Share
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