Archive for July, 2008

July 27, 2008 0

Orange Crush Edition

By Some Dude in Nonfiction

’77: Denver, The Broncos, And A Coming Of Age by Terry Frei Before John Elway made his way into the hearts and souls of Broncos fans and the citizens of Denver, the Broncos fielded an odd collection of players in 1976 and made a Super Bowl run into 1977 before ultimately falling at the hands [...]

July 4, 2008 0

Bush = Dumb, Gore = Stiff, Late-Night Jokes ≠ Satire

By Some Dude in Nonfiction

Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy Into A Joke by Russell L. Peterson While comedy and politics have always been intertwined, something strange happened in our culture over the last forty years: political humor became more and more pervasive yet the messengers eagerly declared that they held no political allegiance and that, c’mon folks, [...]