I was looking at an essay I might or might not revise today. This section struck me. Here’s some Phill-circa-2013. Jean Baudrillard wrote: It is no longer a question of imitation, nor of reduplication, nor[…]
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Day 75: Lies my "Parents" told me part 1 (a new series)
The other night, inexplicably, I had a dream I was stuck in one of my favorite episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, an episode titled “Lies My Parents Told Me.” To keep from doing a[…]
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Day 74: Dan Harmon thinks the world sucks and it's ironic
I love Dan Harmon. I listen to his Harmontown podcast weekly (Julie turned me onto it because I loved Community and now she has moved on from it but I’m a Harmonian). This week, Harmon[…]
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Day 73: Kill your Master
Just a short thought today because I’m running crazy trying to get a bunch of events at work rolling, but I’ve been thinking about something for a few days and wanted to share it. There’s[…]
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Day 72: On Stubbornness, bad writing, how to fix bad writing, and Roman Reigns
This is Roman Reigns, WWE superstar. For those who don’t watch WWE… shame on you! No, but seriously, if you don’t watch, Roman Reigns is a very interesting example of how a writing team can[…]
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Day 71: If you're an academic and you hate students…
We’re a day removed from my week of wrestling geekdom, and in response to that, I want to start this week with a wrestling style promo. *cues theme music, pyro, walks slowly to ring as[…]
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Day 70: Wrestlemania Week VIII: The Ultimate Warrior
I miss Warrior. I’m going to update this post later with the full story of my interactions with him, but for those who have never heard me talk about it, Warrior was a friend of[…]
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Day 69: Wrestlemania Week VII: Bray Wyatt
I love Bray Wyatt because Windham Rotunda has completely and utterly transformed himself in a way that few wrestlers ever do. The son of Mike Rotunda (a star in his own right) and the brother[…]
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Day 68: Wrestlemania Week VI: The Rock
If Hulk Hogan had it, The Rock IS it. Such amazing charisma, such a natural connection to the audience. It’s hard to believe he started as: It wasn’t until the crowds went insane chanting “Rocky[…]
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Day 67: Wrestlemania Week V: The New Day
I have always pulled for diverse wrestlers. Koko B Ware. Junk Yard Dog. Ron Simmons. But I really, really enjoyed the work of Kofi Kingston in particular. He was tag partners with CM Punk at[…]
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