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Normism: The Philosophy of Norm Macdonald, a short book I wrote about the late great comedian, is available on Amazon.
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Normism: The Philosophy of Norm Macdonald
Normism: The Philosophy of Norm Macdonald, a short book I wrote about a great comedian, is now available on Amazon. *** Norm Macdonald’s philosophy of life, comedy, and death is sketched out thematically from his original material, as well as … Continue reading
Immolations: Queer Theory and Environmental Destruction
Immolations: Queer Theory and Environmental Destruction deadline for submissions: December 15, 2018 full name / name of organization: ASLE: Association for the Study of Literature and Environment contact email: steven.swarbrick@baruch.cuny.edu Immolations: Queer Theory and Environmental Destruction ASLE: Association for the … Continue reading
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Beyonce & the New Niggerati
Fitts Ward, Mako. “Queen Bey and the New Niggerati: Ethics of Individualism in the Appropriation of Black Radicalism”, Black Camera, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Fall 2017), pp. 146-163: ABSTRACT: This essay explores the contributions of Beyoncé to what I call … Continue reading
Easter for the God Emperor 2.0
“You want to see an Easter rising? A Phoenix from the ashes? A new life from old?… Just wait until I’m in charge.”
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I Am Enough
Just published is the children’s book I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo: I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needs. This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being … Continue reading
What Makes Jewish Comedy Jewish?
From David Baddiel’s review of Jeremy Dauber’s book Jewish Comedy: A Serious History (“What makes Jewish comedy Jewish?”): Jewishness in comedy – what, in other words, is actually Jewish about the comedy of these secular Jews – is elusive, a … Continue reading
Occupying Disability: Critical Approaches to Community, Justice, and Decolonizing Disability
At this point in time, PoMo academia is beyond parody. Occupying Disability: Critical Approaches to Community, Justice, and Decolonizing Disability is a book edited by Pamela Block, Nick Pollard, Devwa Kasnitz, and Akemi Nishida. This book explores the concept of … Continue reading
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Kosher Salt: On Jewish Humor
In City Journal, Stefan Kanfer reviews Jewish Comedy: A Serious History by Jeremy Dauber (“Kosher Salt: How Jewish humor became the standard”). The sort of self-deprecating Jewish joke I wish we heard more of: Sometimes the humor presented the flip side … Continue reading
Rings v. Rand
A very good recent article on the history of science fiction has this great quote from TV and comics writer John Rogers: “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas … Continue reading
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