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Utilitarian Review 10/14/17

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Why all the characters on Grey’s Anatomy are horrible people.

Happy Death Day! and making the slasher a rom com and vice versa.

Chapo Trap House needs to stop mocking victims of sexual assault.
 
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At Bandcamp I did a gloriously massive list of sludge metal.

At Pacific Standard

—I wrote about how panic over free speech on campus is a threat to free speech.

—Ilana Gershon and I wrote about how studying the humanities teaches you to job hunt.

At Playboy I explained why the television Watchmen adaptation will suck.

At Splice Today I wrote about

—Lookingglass theater’s Dickens adaptation and how capitalists these days love the circus.

—a terrible piece at the Tablet which blamed Weinstein’s abusiveness on his Jewishness.

—the Philadelphia Story and the joys of humiliating women.

Utilitarian Review 10/4/17

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On Humans and how robot narratives are programmed for racism.

How to pass gun control.
 
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At the Verge I wrote about Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and police violence.

At Quartz I wrote about Cass Sunstein’s new book and whether Donald Trump can be impeached.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—Ben Sasse, Pajama Boy and attacking Nazis by comparing them to Jews.

—Monkey Business, and being a screwball comedy after all the screwball comedies are gone.

Utilitarian Review 9/30/17

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The film version of Stephen King’s It makes childhood a lot less weird than the book did.

Short post on Jonathan Chait’s ignorance of the alt right.

Short post on how racism today is predicated on denying racism.
 
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At Quartz I wrote about Hugh Hefner and the American dream.

At A Beautiful Perspective I wrote about how sex worker advocacy groups in Alaska are trying to pass a law to prevent police having sex with sex workers before arresting them.

At the Forward I wrote about Star Trek and Jews of the future (or not of the future.)

At Splice Today I wrote about

—the metaphor he doesn’t have a racist bone in his body and radicalizing racism.

—how Charles doesn’t deserve Jean in The Lady Eve.

At the Reader I wrote a little piece on Torres new Three Futures album, with which I am somewhat obsessed.

At Bandcamp I wrote about Maalem Mahmoud Gania’s last album of bluesy Islamic droning awesomeness.

Utilitarian Review 9/23/17

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The 30 greatest albums in the world.

For Patrons I posted my original Wonder Woman book proposal from way back when.

I may possibly twiddle with Patreon price points, so let me know if you’d rather I didn’t.
 
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At Quartz I wrote about the pharmaceutical companies jacking up drug prices and how to stop them (take away their patents.)

At the LA Times Ilana Gershon and I wrote about age discrimination in the job search.

At the Verge I wrote about why Preacher is better than American Gods.

At the Chicago Reader I wrote about great electronica releases by Black Hat and World War.

At Splice Today I wrote about:

—how Paula Poundstone is too good for NPR.

—Bringing Up Baby and the joys of fainting masculinity.

At Bandcamp I wrote about a great new album by Taiwanese death metal gurgling trudgers Fatuous Rump.

Utilitarian Review 9/16/17

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So my little ebook on women film directors still doesn’t have any reviews. If you’re one of the twelve people who read it, consider posting a few words to say how you did or didn’t like it? Crowdsource your inner essence, while joining my tremulous marketing process!
 
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For Patrons I wrote about Inglourious Basterds and Holocaust denial.

I argued that voting rights should be the Democrat’s top priority—yes, even before health care.

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At A Beautiful Perspective I wrote about SWOP Behind Bars’ program to get cell phones to incarcerated sex workers on their release.

At Bandcamp, I wrote

—Blood Drive and the bloody intestines of quality television.

—a list of bands influenced by the music of Ennio Morricone

At Splice Today I wrote about

—how The Girl from Hanoi shows that all American war films are imperialist.

—the fantastic music YouTube channel Vinyl Reincarnation.

—about an amazing album of music for 80s Japanese commercials by Yasuaki Shimizu.
 

Utilitarian Review 9/2/17

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On pundit’s obsession with protecting on campus speakers and chattering class solidarity.

On using openmindedness as a smokescreen for ugly views.

On pretending racism is cultural borrowing.

For patron’s, a first draft of my piece on the zookeeper’s wife and gentile saviors.

 
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At the Verge I explained toe James Cameron that Wonder woman has always been a feminist icon and a sex symbol both.

At Quartz I reviewed a new book about how we need to let refugees work.

At Playboy I wrote about Jack Kirby’s weaknesses and honoring him by making art he wouldn’t.

At Slate I wrote about Joanna Russ’ We Who Are About To, which is better than William Golding’s Lord of the Flies.

At Patreon I interviewed Botanist about eco apocalypse black metal.

At Splice Today I wrote about

—Stephen King’s It which is both mediocre and memorable.

—Predator and camouflaging America’s Latin American wars.
 

Utilitarian Review 8/30/17

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Steven Grant, comics writer, provided a nice blurb for my book Your Favorite Superhero Sucks.
 
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Murakami vs. Pollock for title of avant gardiest.

The left shouldn’t define itself in opposition to Democrats. (and vice versa)
 
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At Splice Today I wrote about:

—Robert Altman’s Mash and the confused idea that misogyny will overthrow the status quo.

—drone artist Saito Koji and the album that wasn’t there.