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I took a lot of flak for dissing the 2011 Video Music Awards (VMAs) as “the triumph of packaged and formulaic acts over talented performances.” But no show since then has controverted my diss. Some critics hailed Beyoncé for bringing a little redeeming value to this year’s show with her imperious, bootylicious, 15-minute set. Unfortunately, truer… Read more.
Er, by kneeling before it…? What began as a gesture to protest police brutality and social injustice had careened into a national debate on everything but that. Instead, the question being asked was whether Kaepernick was disparaging the sacrifices made by the military. So, on Thursday night, in his team’s final exhibition game before the… Read more.
That this has been a “black swan” election year is an understatement. In fact, we’ve been treated to confirming instances on a daily basis. But nothing has been more surreal in this respect than watching Evangelicals abandon their values to support Donald Trump. These, after all, are Christians who professed religious scruples over supporting Ronald… Read more.
American news organizations provided so much coverage of Donald Trump’s traveling circus to Mexico today, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the most important geopolitical event of the century. But, trust me, within 24 hours his trip will be relegated to the dustbin of viral stunts. Meanwhile, they provided scant coverage of an event… Read more.
