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  2. ‘The story of this story is that it won’t stop developing": the Media in […]I love Parks and Recreation the way Ron Swanson loves honor and meat. It satisfies my need for whimsy and my odd desire to interpret a […]
  3. Oh God, Not Another ‘SNL Is Dead’ EssayIn his obituary for Saturday Night Live (and what a well-worn genre that has become), Slate.com writer Nathan Heller compares the show, which […]
  4. ‘We Need Jobs": The Office and the Collective Attitude Change Towards WorkWhen The Office premiered in March 2005 the national unemployment rate was 5.4%.  GDP had grown for 14 consecutive quarters. The Dow was at […]
  5. When Getting Laughs Got You a GrammyA few months ago, I was trolling Wikipedia to disprove a friend’s rash claim that all Grammy Award winners for Album of the Year have been […]