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The Morning After In America
Simultaneously the comedian and the punch line, the United States today is a joke, though perhaps the funniest thing about it is that we don’t actually mean to be. The easiest way to appreciate the...
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Life With The Mormons
They thought I had a speech impediment. Or, at the very least, a mild learning disability. First night in the new condo. Why not invite the neighbors over?, I figured. Down a couple shots, pregame...
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Thanksgiving & Black Friday: The Best And Worst of America
Turkey, NFL, and family drama. It’s the most American of holidays. We brave invasive TSA pat-downs to brave invasive familial interrogations. Families pose a little too forced in maybe a little too...
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Chapter 2, The Mormon Diaries: Never Have I Ever
Rule #321: Never, under any circumstances, play Never Have I Ever with Mormons. It’s a waste of an evening. You think: Spring Break 2009. Russell thinks: the time he watched District 9 on FX. The...
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The Problem Of Social Progress In A “You Asked For It” Culture
The English language is full of wonderful phrases appropriate for a multitude of occasions. One of the most widely used? “You asked for it.” For example, you could correctly use the phrase in response...
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Drake’s “Soft” Power: Defending The Expressive Male In Recession
Somewhat reminiscent of Kanye West’s critically contentious 808’s and Heartbreaks, the 2011 release of Drake’s Take Care spurred as much praise as it did protest throughout the music community. The...
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For True Equality, Look North
All of a sudden, Barack Obama is cool again. And a gay technicolor dreamboat. Following his interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts wherein he confessed that his “evolving” stance on gay marriage (which...
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“Meet John Doe”, Alive And Well
Before the horrific shooting in Aurora, Colorado, the primary political conversation surrounding The Dark Knight Rises wasn’t about violence in movies or gun control. It was about whether director...
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2 Fast 2 Furious: Mormon University Parkway
“Is there a problem, officer?” Officer Allen is a big man. In all the wrong places. He wheezes like a man perpetually finishing a long run. He breathes as though he were snoring awake. Officer Allen is...
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“War Of The Worlds” And Gullibility’s Charms
Just over 75 years ago, Orson Welles caused a national sensation when he broadcasted a radio adaptation of HG Wells’ 1898 novel The War of the Worlds. Welles’ dramatic performance was taken as fact,...
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