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It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Snowtown, and Muck-Duck: How Groupthink Is Portrayed in Pop Culture

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

Dee and Dennis are, to quote a problematic R&B superstar, trapped in a closet. “We’ve got to get out of here Dennis, we need a

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged cultural commentary, groupthink, it's always sunny in philadelphia, muckduck, thinkpiece1 Comment on It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Snowtown, and Muck-Duck: How Groupthink Is Portrayed in Pop Culture

7 Indie Rock Lyrics About Psychological Theories

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

1. “Folding John Wayne’s t-shirt, when the swing set hit his head” Song: “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.” Artist: Sufjan Stevens Album: Illinois Year: 2005 Psychological

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature Articles, ListicleTagged addiction, cultural commentary, dad rock, david wax museum, fruit bats, indie rock, john wayne gacy, listicle, motopony, nathaniel rateliff, phoebe bridgers, psychology, rumination, sufjan stevens, Tegan & Sara, therapy8 Comments on 7 Indie Rock Lyrics About Psychological Theories

The Danger In Thinking White People Have No Culture

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

(Spoiler: It Is Not The Fact That It Upsets White People) Per KnowYourMeme, a 2013 Tumblr post started the meme, “White People Have No Culture”.

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged critique, cultural commentary, white culture, white privilege, white supremacy, whiteness

The Cutaway Episode Of Real Life

Posted on March 15, 2021March 19, 2022 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

Chuck Klosterman may be more to blame for this blog than any other single person. In his what-I-consider essential collection of essays Sex, Drugs and

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged atlanta, barry, cultural commentary, cutaway, forever, klosterman, pine barrens, rehab, saved by the bell, teddy perkins, the sopranos, tv drama, wandavision

Was Gone In 60 Seconds The Start of the 2000’s?

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

Now, Gone In 60 Seconds is not a movie really worthy of starting anything, much less an entire new millenium. But it’s very possible that,

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged angelina jolie, cultural commentary, gone in 60 seconds, movie review, nicolas cage1 Comment on Was Gone In 60 Seconds The Start of the 2000’s?

Chipotle Delivery Absolutely Should Not Exist and I Can’t Stop Using It

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

How a Fast Casual Delivery Service Highlights a Key Contradiction At Capitalism’s Core I open up my Chromebook. A few clicks and I’m on Chipotle’s

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged cultural commentary, culture, delivery, think piece2 Comments on Chipotle Delivery Absolutely Should Not Exist and I Can’t Stop Using It

Why That Person On The Bus Is Playing The Music Out Of Their Phone

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings…On The Bus This my confession as an Extra Ass White Boy. For the rational and put-together people of

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature Articles, Pop Culture DiaryTagged aretha franklin, bb king, cultural commentary, extra, music, pop music, talib kweli, think piece, white rappers

How Firefly Lane Followed This Is Us to a #1 Rating

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

This One Trick Time-hopping Showrunners Don’t Want You To Know! Firefly Lane, like This Is Us before it, is a runaway, time-hopping hit. “#1 In

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged #1 rating, firefly lane, this is us, tv drama7 Comments on How Firefly Lane Followed This Is Us to a #1 Rating

How Tenet Fuses White Anglo With Black American Cool

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

And Why a Black Bond Makes More Sense Than Dumb Racists Think If you haven’t seen Tenet don’t worry, this essay won’t make any less

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged christopher nolan, cultural commentary, john david washington, lester young, tenet2 Comments on How Tenet Fuses White Anglo With Black American Cool

How Gen Z Not Understanding The Matrix Taught Me To Appreciate Modern Art

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Jordan Mark Sandvig

Or, How The Wachowskis Taught Me To Stop Worrying and Love Red, Blue and Yellow III. A serial art-attacker, that’s what we’re dealing with. Or,

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Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Feature ArticlesTagged art criticism, cultural commentary, pop art, pop culture, the matrix, warhol1 Comment on How Gen Z Not Understanding The Matrix Taught Me To Appreciate Modern Art
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