Amazon Prime's The Boys' rattling cynicism about the human propensity for greed and deception (especially when those humans are "special") is balanced by the series' crackling humor and cockeyed proposition that "normal," clear-eyed folks who give a damn can indeed save the world.
Alternative monitoring of popular culture ~ broadly defined ~ in the pursuit of deeper understanding
Monday, August 5, 2019
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The Five Chinese Brothers
I start volunteering with a reading program at a neighborhood grammar school this week, and I've been reflecting on my experience with...
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As you closely read the two photographs above -- Sally Mann's "Candy Cigarette"(top) and Diane Arbus's ...
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The release of a new Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) feature film is an event for cinephiles because the decidedly quirky and celebrated auteur...
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Christopher McQuarrie has directed the four most recent Mission: Impossibles; the earlier installments were directed by a variety of other...
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