It is not often that I comment on court cases. But the Russell Brand trial seems significant, because he’s been a huge cultural phenomenon in the UK for years, and to witness his downfall has been both fascinating and horrible in equal measure. Despite several weeks of the trial, he was found guilty on NovemberContinue reading “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”
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The Trouble With Irony
In the first part of this millenium, it seems you couldn’t move for irony. Arched of brow,barbed of zinger, pop culture was dominated by irony. It gave us nu-rave, refurbished arcade games, vintage style, the Burlesque and cabaret revival, and- arguably most prominently – comedy that to many was just plain offensive. I get it,Continue reading “The Trouble With Irony”
