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Entries from June 2008

Remedial Comedy-Writing for T-Shirt Companies

Posted by Dave Awl on June 27th, 2008 at 9:10 am

Methinks some people in the t-shirt business misunderstand the basic idea of funniness.
For example, I just got a little ad on Facebook, which claims this is “the funniest Star Trek t-shirt ever … !”

Well, um … no. That’s not especially funny. Sure, “Make it so” was Captain Picard’s catchphrase. But there’s nothing funny about […]

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Tags: Culture · Comedy · TV · Science Fiction · Advertising · Facebook

Guantanamo, False Imprisonment, and the Human Rights Toggle Switch

Posted by Dave Awl on June 27th, 2008 at 7:04 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Media · Torture · Human Rights · Journalism · Terrorism · TESK

Roundup: Maracas and Purple Pants Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on June 24th, 2008 at 4:59 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Chicago · LGBT · Comedy · TV · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · Fantasy · Terrorism · Grammar

New Music from Dan: I Was a Cub Scout, Alphabeat, and The Helio Sequence

Posted by Dave Awl on June 24th, 2008 at 4:57 am


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Tags: Culture · Music · New Wave · TV · Video

Uncertain Smile: McCain Shredded by His Own Side

Posted by Dave Awl on June 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Media · TV · Video

Wordslingers Appearance Now Online, and Poem of the Week on Deep Dish

Posted by Dave Awl on June 4th, 2008 at 12:41 pm


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Tags: Politics · Culture · Blogs · Journal · Chicago · Books · Poetry · Fringe · Performance · Lit