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...high court ruled that Carlin’s puerile theatrics were not subject to First Amendment protection, but the narrow 5-4 margin in the FCC’s favor undermined any attempt to establish a definitive standard for indecency. Justice John Paul Stevens??writing for the majority—only confused the matter with his tortured use of metaphor...
...Blow, Burn” may function best as an introductory text. Poetry aficionados will admire the elegant economy with which Paglia lays out the central moves of each work. If there is a famous poem that a reader has never particularly enjoyed—for me, it was Wallace Stevens?? “Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock”—Paglia’s analysis will help the reader understand its merits. But, while her analysis will unquestionably enrich a reader’s understanding of an already-beloved work...
...tools,” arguing that at its worst it reduces the study of popular culture to something that is “easy, it’s flashy, and it can sound cool because it involves comic books and movies.” In a striking counterpoint to Stevens?? assertion about the importance of context, Teskey thinks a focus on recent pop culture can take the world out of context.“You can’t understand modernity just by studying the things around you,” he says. However, Weijie Huang...
...statutory grounds. Most said that the justices did not seem convinced by FAIR attorney E. Joshua Rosenkranz’s arguments with regard to free speech. They pointed out that even the more liberal members of the court—including Justices Steven G. Breyer and John Paul Stevens??seemed skeptical of Rosenkranz’s claims that the Solomon Amendment amounted to “compelled speech” and violated the First Amendment. “It looks like the government is going to win the case,” Daniel J. Urman, a third year...
...Stevens?? work does show promise, as is indicated by his acquisition of a grant from the Xeric Foundation, a non-profit corporation offering financial assistance to self-publishing comic book creators. Although “Guilty” does not entirely live up to its potential, its artwork and the narrative it embodies hold the kind of profound and simple truth that could one day make for something great...