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- What’s Your Problem with Joe Biden?
- Dirty Rubles: An Introduction to Trump/Russia (My New Book)
- Youth for the President
- A Summary of the Conspiracy Against the United States
- Trump: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Part 3)
- Postcards from the Resistance, Vol. 8: Mother of All
- From Lance Armstrong to Trump: The Rise & Fall of the Deified Narcissist
- Reading Malcolm X in Texas
- Playing the Donald Trump Game
- President Rapist: Women Under Trump
- An Open Letter to My Fellow Liberals
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Category Archives: Cinema
The Flaw In the Force: The Star Wars Holiday Special
George Lucas tried his best to keep 1978’s Star Wars Holiday Special from ever being seen, but the Internet has bested him. Robert Burke Warren gives a kind overview to this perceived blight on Lucas’ legacy, and suggests you do the same. After all, it’s Christmas! (And/or Life Day.) Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Memoir, Popular Culture, Religion, The Arts
Tagged 1977, 1978, Boba Fett, cbs, chewbacca, Christmas, george lucas, life day, skywalker, Spielberg, Star Wars, star wars episode IV: a new hope, star wars holiday special, The Force Awakens
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20 Thoughts on Pulp Fiction on the Occasion of that Film’s 20th Anniversary
It’s the one that says Bad Motherfucker. Continue reading
The 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love
For once, internet-fostered shamelessness is a good thing, with “The Top 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love.” Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren boldly goes where we’ve all gone before – into the realm of uncool, guilty pleasures; rock, pop, soul, rap, and, of course, disco all get their dork due. You know you love it. Continue reading
Posted in 50 Greatest, Cinema, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, Science, Sex, Soul Seduction, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized
Tagged anchorman, bertha butt boogie, bettencourt, bridesmaids, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, don't stop believin', dork, dork-alicious, dorkgasm, dorkitude, dorky, edison lighthouse, extreme, gangnam style, gary cherrone, hanson, Jimmy Fallon, Journey, kelly keagy, love grows where my rosemary goes, mmmbop, mr. roboto, nuno, paul mccartney and wings, paul rudd, paul thomas anderson, psy, Queen, robert burke warren, shiny happy people, sister christian, starland vocal band, styx, supertramp, will ferrell, wilson phillips
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The Girls, Their TVs and The Monkees
Hey, hey, it’s the Monkees, still stealing hearts and wowing audiences after almost a half-century. Writer-DJ Amanda Nazario checks out the band – and the intense fandom – at the Borgota Casino, and leads us into her unwavering, soul-deep crush on one of the best pop groups ever. Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized
Tagged Amanda Nazario, borgota, Davy Jones, don kirschner, Head, JAck Nicholson, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, nick at nite, Peter Tork, Raefelson, The Monkees
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007 vs. Title VII: “Goldfinger,” the Civil Rights Act, and White Male Privilege
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Goldfinger and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What would James Bond have made of that progressive piece of legislation? Continue reading
The Real Meaning of TOP GUN: Maverick and the Monomyth
The Danger Zone meets Joseph Campbell, and the Hero With a Thousand Faces looks just like Tom Cruise. Continue reading
Posted in Cinema
Tagged Danger Zone, Goose, Iceman, Joseph Campbell, Maverick and Monomyth, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun homoeroticism
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“Sixteen Candles” Turns 30, Still Looks 16
Jennifer Castle on the 30th birthday of an American classic. Continue reading
Posted in Cinema
Tagged Anthony Michael Hall, John Hughes, Molly Ringwald, Sixteen Candles
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