TMZ Is the Justice of the Masses
Christopher Beha’s Arts & Entertainments, and how we create and consume stories of other people’s lives in order to feel better about our own.
Posts in category “Satire”
The Giraffe Trick: Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty”
In decadent Rome, an aging art critic rides the success of his …
The Cleveland Plan
“Location, location, location” refers to real estate…and income mobility? The Times reports that …
Do You Know the Bible?
Congressmen, columnists, and Americans alike find the good book easier to praise than read.
These Girls Are Sad For Now
“You have to watch this show; the first few episodes are the …
God Gave This Land to Me
This is going around, very well done. Who is Nina Paley?
Jury’s Still Out in Spike Lee’s Trial of God
On Saturday I saw “Red Hook Summer,” the latest in Spike Lee’s …
Gotta Have Somebody Serve . . .
It occurs to me that I have yet to give my nod …
No Mas
I understand that _____ _____ has been in the news recently, and …
Throw Them to the Lions (in Detroit)
The confluence of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and the first full …
To His Coy Murdoch
Bill Kristol been taking liberties with Andrew Marvell yet again. From time …
Ironically Transparent
Is how I’d describe this online dead-end:
I, for one, welcome our new Nanolords…
Wry Dan McCarthy asks below: Won’t it be a wonderful victory for …
Truth in Advertising: Bernanke at WSJ
Fed Chairman Bernanke is giving his first press conference. Watching it via …
Anarchists at War
Over at the Anarchism page on Facebook, the administrators have started quite …
Subversion
I’ll be a guest (resident reactionary, I call it) this week at the blog …
An Uncanny Recognition
From The Onion: NEW YORK—According to media analysts, the nation’s TV commentators …
The Giraffe Trick: Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty”
In decadent Rome, an aging art critic rides the success of his …
The Cleveland Plan
“Location, location, location” refers to real estate…and income mobility? The Times reports that …
Do You Know the Bible?
Congressmen, columnists, and Americans alike find the good book easier to praise than read.
These Girls Are Sad For Now
“You have to watch this show; the first few episodes are the …
God Gave This Land to Me
This is going around, very well done. Who is Nina Paley?
Jury’s Still Out in Spike Lee’s Trial of God
On Saturday I saw “Red Hook Summer,” the latest in Spike Lee’s …
Gotta Have Somebody Serve . . .
It occurs to me that I have yet to give my nod …
No Mas
I understand that _____ _____ has been in the news recently, and …
Throw Them to the Lions (in Detroit)
The confluence of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and the first full …
To His Coy Murdoch
Bill Kristol been taking liberties with Andrew Marvell yet again. From time …
Ironically Transparent
Is how I’d describe this online dead-end:
I, for one, welcome our new Nanolords…
Wry Dan McCarthy asks below: Won’t it be a wonderful victory for …
Truth in Advertising: Bernanke at WSJ
Fed Chairman Bernanke is giving his first press conference. Watching it via …
Anarchists at War
Over at the Anarchism page on Facebook, the administrators have started quite …
Subversion
I’ll be a guest (resident reactionary, I call it) this week at the blog …
An Uncanny Recognition
From The Onion: NEW YORK—According to media analysts, the nation’s TV commentators …