A brief tour through three common hip hop holiday tropes (and no shortage of ho, ho, hoes).
The Ghostface of Christmas Past, Present, and Future
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Yes We Can #3 (triptych)
Loljokers III: Invisible Performance
As loljoker contest submissions have continued to roll in, an interesting pattern has emerged; there are lots of lulz about Heath, Romero, and (as you’ll see in this post) the comic book and lego incarnations of the Joker, there has … Continued
loljokerz!
Want to join the fun? Check out the LOLjoker contest rules and guidelines. Submitted by Mlawski Many, many more entries after the jump!
The Philosophy of Batman: Political Sociology Edition
Over the past two weeks, much digital ink has been spilled about the political meanings and messages embedded in The Dark Knight. In this particular corner of the intertubes, considerable (over)thought has gone into dissecting the layers of philosophy in … Continued
Misreading Mr. Carter: How Lil Wayne’s Carter III avoids the anxiety of Jay-Z’s influence
Comparing Lil Wayne to Jay-Z has become the favorite sport of music writers covering Wayne’s new album, Tha Carter III, starting with its leak on May 31 and continuing through the album’s release earlier this week. Some of these comparisons … Continued
Cock Rock Commitment
It is natural to think of Whitesnake entirely in the past tense; one only ever encounters them duringkaraoke nights, Vh1 Best-Of countdowns, and the occasional feminist musicology/culture studies article. As a result, it is easy to reify the band in … Continued
We All Are Americans
[Beginning today, we will be saving our most thoughtfully overthought articles for Sunday publication. Though we haven't the audacity to hope that we will replace your ritual of lugging the phone-book sized Sunday Times down to your favorite obscure Park … Continued
Obama Rasta
Last week, I was sitting in a bar in the village of Ngare Ndare in northern Kenya, nursing a Krest Bitter Lemon, and listening to the radio. The radio was tuned to Metro FM, “Kenya’s House of Reggae.” Amidst the … Continued
The ANSiversary: Structure, Agency, and Anna Nicole
One year ago, coverage of Anna Nicole’s death tended to go in one of two directions. Either she was memorialized as a breathtaking beauty who was little more than a victim of a cruel culture, or she was mocked for … Continued