February 2022
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Hello. Do You Want in on the Joke?
Yesterday’s installment of The Four Questions contained not one but two inside jokes about Tig Notaro’s show on Sunday night. If you watch this old clip from The Tonight Show, you’ll see what I was referring to: Want more Tig? She also incorporated this story into her set: Adele? Taylor…
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Oh, the Places I’ve Gone!
BuzzFeed recently asked people to share their favorite travel photos. Scrolling through the article, my immediate reaction was “I could do better.” After that immediate reaction, my next reaction was “You’re such a snob, Dave.” My third reaction was, “Hey, if you just share a bunch of your own travel…
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The Freedom to Curate
Joe Rogan and his medical disinformation podcast have reignited the national bitchfest over “cancel culture” and freedom of expression. I have a few thoughts and would like to add another term — “freedom of curation” — to the discussion. I’ve written before about how “cancel culture” does not exist. My conclusion…