Word: mattering
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...Parody of “Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)” by The Offspring As a Jewish kid from New Jersey, I was hurt by The Offspring’s assault on the wannabes of white suburbia. But change the subject matter to Bar Mitzvahs and pastrami: now that speaks to me. 4. “Smells Like Nirvana”—Parody of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana Here, Al decides to actually mock the band instead of just replacing the lyrics with ones about an unrelated humorous...
...that is really something—something Now. How am I supposed to know any better than you? And, for that matter, how are you supposed to know any better than I? You may have the power, but I’d be glad to show you where you can stick...
...It’s no coincidence that Chan and Fey both work in video. Culture curmudgeon Theodor Adorno wrote that the consequences of television “will be quite enormous and promise to intensify the impoverishment of aesthetic matter so drastically, that by tomorrow the thinly veiled identity of all industrial culture products can come triumphantly out into the open.” Yup, that sounds about right, except it’s Chan and Fey’s triumph, not the industry’s. And industry is still trying to figure out what happened...
...younger immigrant generations are not as directly affected (many have received better educations and went on to become lawyers, doctors, and other professionals) their occupations are still being indirectly - and heavily - hit. "Michigan's entire economy has been going down," he says. "The auto industry hits everyone here, no matter what you do for a living. Anyone who tells you they haven't been affected is lying...
...wife have come to the annual Moscow Millionaire Fair looking for a carpet for the front hall of their newly remodeled apartment in the center of the city. But they're having trouble deciding on colors and how many knots they want per square inch. Then there's the matter of whether they can actually afford to spend $155,000 on a carpet at the moment. "No one knows what will happen next with the financial crisis," Kazakov says. "Everyone is waiting to see." His wife adds, as she continues to walk down the length of the display, "But when...