Word: absurdist
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...subtle reminder that Beck, now almost 40, is a little cranky. But this midlife crisis-y, disillusioned Beck is just fine. While “Modern Guilt” lacks the high-budget weirdness we’ve come to expect from his videos, it delivers the originality and absurdist flair that defines them. But I, for one, do miss seeing him dance around like an awkward baby bird. —Molly O. Fitzpatrick
...about a guy who falls "head over heels" for the would-be-hot-if-she-weren't-wearing-enormous-glasses librarian. But like any good 1980s music video, it doesn't make any sense-a monkey, a man in a gas mask, and a rabbi all make absurdist cameos. So when the parody's creator, Dustin McLean, references them directly-"Now the rabbi's walking right behind me"-it's funny. At least, it's supposed to be funny. It is supposed to be funny, right? I don't know, it just seems too much like a Weird Al video...
...almost 1,000 menu items, including Senegalese chicken, “blisters on my sisters,” and ebelskivers. While owner/chef Kenny Shopsin is all but the next member of Megapuss, the two entities are connected in that they make things (food, music) that are playfully strange and absurdist but still manage to be thoroughly enjoyable. More importantly, the joy that people like us take from people like Shopsin and music like Megapuss’s is derived from the creators’ knowledge of fundamentals—that is, things that people are either immediately comfortable with...
...bohemian ethic pervades Miguel Mihura’s 1932 script, which revolves around a man who reaches a crossroads in his life and realizes that he can no longer live by following societal dictates. In addition to a thematic focus on the importance of questioning assumptions, the absurdist aesthetic of “Tres sombreros de copa” promises to challenge conventional understandings of theater.Rodriguez believes that the whimsical yet reflective production will facilitate a less rigid approach to theater as well as life. She points out that the seriousness that Harvard students bring to their work also influences...
...first glance, publications such as The Goose, an absurdist magazine detailing the life and adventures of a fictional Latin translator, may seem to fall under the looming shadow of the venerable “Big Three” of Harvard Publications. Unlike the Advocate, Lampoon, or Crimson newer magazines face the threat of extinction following the graduation of their founding members...