Aaron Dickinson Sachs
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Again, you’re highlighting a
Again, you're highlighting a fruitful parallel. I guess there is an embedded ethical question in there, but I think it is more about the logistical dimension of how we can find something traumatic--though humiliation seems to in some ways be a better ... -
Why laughter?
Great analysis of the scene, you really capture the mechanics of why we're surprised when we finally, and unexpectedly, see the image of Ted's zipped genitals, and I appreciate the parallel you draw between this technique and horror film editing ... -
Reality TV
Thanks for the response Elisabeth. I appreciate the reference to Goodale and the reminder that Trump may be having a difficult time distinguishing between reality and Reality TV. He has been treating this whole campaign as if it were a Reality TV show, an ... -
News and Trumpiness
Great post. I think you really nailed what I was alluding to at the end of my post for yesterday about the superficiality of the news as revealed in its coverage of his doctor's report. What your clip, and the contextualization of it, demonstrate is ... -
Good post Robert. I’m
Good post Robert. I'm interested in this question of audience/voting base. On the one hand, it seems like you're saying the violent audiences of Trump's rallies are going to be a problem for the Republicans as their brand becomes identified ... -
I appreciate the focus on
I appreciate the focus on what we might call "tone policing" in the calls for a more "civil" debate. You rightly point out that conflict is not inherently bad, and in fact, is politics can often be good. Yet, as the clip you provided s ... -
Thanks for the post. Two
Thanks for the post. Two initial thoughts that are a little short of fully formed. First, it seems from your description and a bit from the clip you attached, that the implication of Regan's everyman is a bit of anti-intellectualism. Now, I'm no ... -
shifting....
This is a great example of recontextualization, thank you Zack. Did '"Heroes"' shifting in response to "the more fluid contexts of cultural and historical narratives," or in response to the shifting needs of an aging Rockstar ... -
As someone that listened to
As someone that listened to the original "Too Close" in the limo as I made my way to prom in 1998, I quite enjoyed the recontextualization in the form of "Why You Always Lying." For me, that enjoyment is entirely wrapped up in the plea ... -
Stripped down implies that it
Stripped down implies that it is taken out, but it seems like what is really happening is that it's condensed into a citational style that allows some people to read the text as dense while others read it as stripped down. ...