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Jim Cramer on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on March 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »

It seems that the best way to get people to visit your blog is to write about things that are currently buzzing in our media and culture.  No, this post is not about Syracuse University’s amazing 6 OT win over UConn last night.  Instead, I’m going to urge everyone to watch Jon Stewart’s interview with [...]

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The Problem With “Stuff White People Like”

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , , , , , on February 27, 2008 | 14 Comments »

One of the fastest-growing and most popular blogs online right now is Christian Lander’s Stuff White People Like. For those unfamiliar, Stuff White People Like consists of expostulations and riffs on cherished white practices: buying expensive water bottles, raving about the film Juno, supporting Obama, driving hybrid cars, and backing environmentalist causes. Lander crafts a [...]

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Visual Rhetoric and the Challenge of Critique

Posted in News, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I wanted to pause from my busy day and meditate on some recent race-related furor in the golf world. In case you missed it, a few weeks ago during its coverage of the ever-exciting Mercedes Benz Championship, The Golf Channel commentators Nick Faldo and Kelly Tilghman were killing time, casually lamenting the dominance Tiger Woods [...]

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