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Missing “Downton Abbey”? Try Fay Weldon’s “Habits of the House”
TweetLet’s face it: you’re addicted. You can’t live without it. When you’re not actually enjoying it, you’re longing to savor it again. You’d be ashamed to admit how many waking moments you’ve devoted to obsessing about it. I’m not talking about drugs, kinky sex or even double chocolate layer cake. I’m taking about Downton Abbey. [...]
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Sinorrhea and the Strumpet: Why Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” annoys me
TweetMake no mistake, I like this show. I really do. I enjoyed it and hope the people responsible for its early cancellation have been ground down into powder by now. But the cultural narcissism annoys me, and some of the subtle sexism is hard to overlook. The culture of the sci-fi TV show Firefly’s universe is often billed [...]
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A president who is great or just good enough?
Tweet“This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating,” George W. Bush was quoted saying in the New York Daily News in 2002. I thought of this little colloquialism as I watched the third presidential debate. I listened as Mr. Romney spoke of Syria being Iran’s only ally in the Middle East, but when he said, [...]
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I’m not a feminist but I play one on TV: Louis CK’s (unwittingly) feminist autobiographical comedy
Tweet A SYTYCB entry Comedian Louis CK has recently gotten some heat from feminists for his support of Daniel Tosh in the aftermath of Tosh’s atrocious rape joke scandal, and for then explaining himself with a caveat on “The Daily Show” about how feminists and comedians are “natural enemies,” because, “stereotypically speaking, feminists can’t take [...]
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