Conspicuous Acts of Cultural Consumption
Where I talk about books, movies, television, art, pro-wrestling and other forms of culture and pop-culture
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Two-Bear Mambo, Joe Lansdale
It would be wrong to say that I pitched a PhD topic…
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Friday is a collection of small things
For the first time in a long time, Fridays are a day…
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So you’re the kind of vegetarian who only eats roses
I saw Leonard Cohen live a few years back. The concert was…
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Quick and Dirty Book Review: Work Clean, Dan Charnas
It took me two days to read Dan Charnas Work Clean: The…
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In Which I Go See Suicide Squad…
I went to see Suicide Squad last night. Not because I had…
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Love and Friendship
Love and Friendship looks like a Jane Austen film, when you first…
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Gross Earthly Body
From While Not Writing A Book, in Helen Garner’s essay collection Everywhere I Look:…
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In your face, Shakespeare, Joyce and Cervantes!
This appeared on my twitter stream this morning and, naturally, I retweeted…
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Not Hung-Over, But…
I don’t get hangovers anymore, on account of avoiding alcohol in the…
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Pixels
I attempted to watch Pixels last night. I was having a low…
