How to “Successfully” Assassinate a Dictator
A comparison of “Valkyrie” to a film about the “successful” assassination of Korean President Park Chung-Hee, “The President’s Last Bang.”
Posts by Mark Lee on Overthinking It
An Unlikely Source of Superhero Fan Fic
National Public Radio. This American Life, specifically. This radio show, made famous for its true-life storytelling on subjects ranging from building superintendents to summer camp, occasionally dabbles in the world of fiction. Very occasionally, they dabble in the world of … Continued
A Christmas Music Observation
What do Metallica, Radiohead, and Kanye West all have in common, besides their lack of Christmas music and the fact that they all take themselves too seriously?
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The Musical Talmud: Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
A study on Christmas Earony.
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Santa’s Gone… Hipster?
Kudos to Palm for cornering the market that ironically appreciates mediocre smartphone hardware.
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Life Imitates Art, Boxing Edition
An article in the New York Times on a former heavyweight champion’s comeback attempt tells a familiar story. Who’s the boxer?
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The Musical Talmud: Chinese Democracy
Axl Rose takes us on a tour de force of international relations and modern Chinese history.
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Remixing Miyagi: Apply the Wax, Remove The Wax
An Angry Asian Male’s Rant on Mr. Miyagi and “Wax On, Wax Off.”
Did Barry Manilow Rick Roll Himself?
I mean, does Barry Manilow even what a Rickroll is?
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Vatican 1, Beatles 0: Why the Church still wins after forgiving John Lennon
Why does the Catholic Church repeatedly get itself into trouble by issuing official condemnations on pop culture? Isn’t it just digging itself deeper and deeper into a hole of cultural irrelevance?