> So why *are* our magazines so damn dull?
I think it's prudery. As in, "It's all so horrible, we have to be serious." Nonsense. Satire, parody, sarcasm, humor, wit, etc. -- all of these can trade in grim materials. Kubrick should have settled that decades ago.
Brian mentions Sharia law as an example of the too horrible things we deal with. But theocracy is so absurd I don't get how you _can't_ laugh about it. I think that the left takes earnestness as a measure of commitment.
Brian also mentions the left task of challenging the "conventional wisdom". True, but I see that as a playground, not a chore. Look at Zizek. He enjoys skewering this sort of thing. It's clearly a *pleasure* for him.
Of course, I'm amused by listening to Michael "Savage" Weiner, so many lefties might think I'm certifiable. But Weiner obviously loves what he does...
-- Shane
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