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  Springfield, Iraq

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  November 10, 2006

  5 comments

  Springfield, Iraq satire politics FOX Iraq The Simpsons animation War of the Worlds Curator's Note With a War of the Worlds-style hoax over in this episode of The Simpsons, a real alien invasion begins. Earlier in the episode, Springfieldians were th ...
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  Speaking of "winning" hearts

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  Thursday, November 23, 2006 — 12:53 am

  Speaking of "winning" hearts and minds, watch soldiers rip them from Iraqi children ...
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  Indie Volkswagens on Screens Big and Small

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  Michael Z. Newman University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

  February 27, 2007

  Sunshine's budget and earnings see Box Office Mojo. Bob Industries, Dayton and Faris's commercials ...
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  Re: Springfield, Iraq

  You say that if you wait for

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  Tuesday, March 13, 2007 — 12:43 am

  singer cares about is winning over the heart of his love. This makes the absurdist implication that ... wants to win over the heart of Iraq. These two facts--the tonal disparity between the song and the ... but to win over his love--make the ending, in my mind, a very ironic and absurd joke (you can just ...
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  The Road Home, the Tourist Version

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  Vicki Mayer Tulane University

  March 14, 2007

  stupidity. I assume the song is what wins this YouTube submit a "warning" for content but the ...
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  Steel Magnolia: Nancy Grace and the Epistemology of Place

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  Hollis Griffin Denison University

  March 30, 2007

  2 comments

  course, earned her the ire of many lawyers and legal scholars, especially after her aggressive grilling of ...
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  The Making of “Desi” Culture on MTV

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  Madhavi Mallapragada University of Texas at Austin

  April 05, 2007

  17 comments

  The Making of “Desi” Culture on MTV youth culture transnational South Asian promo MTV India immigration Desi Curator's Note In this video titled, "You are not an Indian," a young male addresses viewers who like him are neither just American ...
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  No such thing as a slam dunk: Sport as unpredictable, undeniable reality television

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  Doug Battema Western New England University

  April 06, 2007

  2 comments

  No such thing as a slam dunk: Sport as unpredictable, undeniable reality television basketball CBS conventions drama narrative reality TV sports unscripted Curator's Note Sport is the linchpin of the contemporary mediascape. It's the ultimate re ...
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  Re: No such thing as a slam dunk: Sport as unpredictable, undeniable reality television

  I happened to catch the end

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  Chuck Tryon Fayetteville State University

  Monday, April 9, 2007 — 3:34 pm

  underdog Barton. One added point of interest, I was fascinated by the race against the clock. The winning ...
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  Re: No such thing as a slam dunk: Sport as unpredictable, undeniable reality television

  The race against the clock

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  Doug Battema Western New England University

  Tuesday, April 10, 2007 — 5:52 am

  really: Americans tend to embrace the scrappy underdog, the player or team who isn't supposed to win ...

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