In Praise of Folly

A look at the absurd world in which we live, through the lenses of popular culture, sports and politics.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Gun Control and the Spectacle

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A few days after the mall shooting, the worst school shooting in U.S. history occurred in Connecticut Thursday. As eve ryone is by now aware...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Gun Control Limbo

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The latest shooting spree in what has become the year of shooting sprees seems destined to do little to increase the call for gun control. W...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Wenger ... Please Go!!!!!

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I looked all over the dial to tape the Capital One game today against Bradford City, but maybe I was lucky that it was nowhere to be found. ...

Art Basil

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An interesting polemic against the contemporary art world recently appeared in Slate: Article . The auth or argued that the modern art scene...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Spectacle Reverb

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Less than a week after the infamous Post photograph, the media is in the news again, this time for a prank phone call that might have led to...

Off the Cliff

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I have often discussed the attack on labor in this column. The chart today clearly shows the declining share of national income that goes ...

Extra, Extra ... the Spectacle Triumphs Again

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This week debate continued on the fiscal cliff, Netanyahu announced more settlements in Palestine (which was just recognized by the United ...
Sunday, December 09, 2012

Arsenal Finally Win!

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After a terrible two weeks in wh ich Ars enal drew twice and then lost twice, they finally won a game, 2-0 against West Brom. It wasn't...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Arsenal Lose Again

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Another lead. Another opportunity (to top the grou p). And another loss. This is becoming a habit for th e Gunners this year, who don't ...
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