Tag Archives: satire
Better Dead Than Red State
It’s not hard to mock the Westboro Baptist Church. I mean, come on: picketing military funerals? Adopting “God hates fags” as their motto”? Recording childish, homophobic parodies of Lady Gaga songs? The satire practically writes itself. You’d think an experienced … Continue reading
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Here’s to you, Mr. Robinson
By Andreas I think you are filth! I think you are scum! You are a degenerate! Mr. Robinson (Murray Hamilton) has a right to be pissed off. Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), the maladjusted title character of The Graduate, has ruined … Continue reading
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Perfectly Cromulent Analysis: Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song
By Andreas Part of The Simpsons‘ utter genius is how the writers were able to squeeze pathos and comedy, week after week, out of extremely improbable storylines. In my “Perfectly Cromulent Analysis” series, for example, I’ve discussed episodes where an … Continue reading
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Saving the World
By Andreas Feed me, you said, and I was feeding you, Jack! Such an uneasy camaraderie evolves between British officer Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) and the psychotic General Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden) in scenes scattered throughout Dr. Strangelove. The War … Continue reading
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