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July 3, 2009
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The Next Big Bubble
By MDS in Opinion, Society, SportsOne of the greatest scenes in Airplane II: The Sequel is when the flight attendant Elaine (played by Julie Hagerty) tells the passengers that they are headed towards the sun and certain death: Elaine: “Please, ladies and gentlemen, please calm down. Listen to me!” [the passengers calm down] Elaine: “We’ve been thrown off course just [...]
June 28, 2009
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Reality Vs. Alternate Universe
By MDS in Opinion, SocietyWhenever an entertainer (or athlete) dies at a young age, there is always a low-grade curiosity to wonder how their career would have unfolded. Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, River Phoenix, James Dean, Jeff Buckley, Len Bias, Buddy Holly, Heath Ledger, Marily Monroe, Judy Garland, Tupac, John Belushi, Andy Kaufman: all people for whom [...]
June 22, 2009
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And Then Kant Said To Kierkegaard, “Nuh-uh, Apollo Was The Greatest Greek God Ever…”
By MDS in Opinion, SportsIn the last couple of weeks two events have occurred in the sports world—Roger Federer winning a career Grand Slam and tying Pete Sampras’ all-time Grand Slam mark, and Phil Jackson winning his 10th ring—that has led to many hours of “greatest ever” debates between sports-yak lackeys on the radio and on the TV. Now [...]
April 18, 2009
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On Gay Marriage
By MDS in Opinion, Politics, SocietyThe first thing that everyone needs to think about first when the topic of gay marriage in America comes up is that it really, truly is neither about religion nor politics. Okay, it is about politics to some extent because the problem with gay marriage is that it will impact tax law, which is something [...]
March 29, 2009
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The Rainy Day/Rewatchability List (Or, Why ‘Superbad’ Is Greater Than ‘The Godfather’)
By MDS in Movies, OpinionMy wife had a brilliant idea last week; brilliant in every respect of the word. We were talking about movies while we were out at dinner and she mentioned that, yes, while movies like The Godfather and Psycho are considered classics they are in no way rewatchable. At least, not like Superbad, Almost Famous, and [...]
March 22, 2009
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Sex And Marketing And Ice Cream (And Bubbles)
By MDS in Opinion, SocietyMen, because we are stimulated visually, have a very complex relationship with sex—the marketing of it, the production quality of the fantasy of it, the hunt for it, the consummation of it, and the attempts to balance it within the framework of an emotional relationship with another person once we have found them. Additionally, our [...]
March 14, 2009
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Jim Cramer vs. Jon Stewart Thoughts
By MDS in Opinion, SocietyJon Stewart, whom you know and love as the exiled sage who walks the land in tattered garb and whose mission is speak to truth to power, has discovered an injustice: namely, that financial reporting is consistently wrong. And that CNBC (and others) need to be held accountable for this. And that they are somewhat [...]
February 20, 2009
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Modern Americana (Six)
By MDS in Opinion, Series: Modern Americana, SocietyThis installation of the series is two-fold as the Sun Records logo helps magnify two things that are distinctly modern American: the iconography of a logo, and the post-slavery cultural significance of the South. Additionally, both of these things are in the forefront of America today because both directly apply to our new President. I [...]
February 7, 2009
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In Praise Of 1999
By MDS in Movies, OpinionTen years ago it was 1999 and that year, for me, was easily the greatest year for movies. Sure, there have been some great movies that have been released since but 1999 featured a veritable murderer’s row of classics. Don’t believe me? Here is a chronologically ordered list of movies released in theaters in 1999: [...]