Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Call of Lovecraft

Posted on July 31, 2011 by editor, facilitator, decider

What does a writer want? No doubt there are as many answers to that as there are writers–as many writers as there have ever been, in fact. But throughout those innumerable answers, most of which probably revolve around fame, fortune … Continue reading →

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Bummed about Borders

Posted on July 19, 2011 by editor, facilitator, decider

Goodbye Borders, and thanks for everything. Perhaps the liquidation of Borders Books & Music is good news for independent booksellers. And although the indies are personal heroes of mine, I can’t share in their joy. Borders might have been a … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murdoch and the culture of sleeze

Posted on July 16, 2011 by editor, facilitator, decider

Perhaps the most difficult aspect of analyzing the cultural impact of News Corp’s phone-hacking scandal is its constant evolving nature. Conclusions we draw today might very well be rendered irrelevant by the admissions, revelations, resignations and indictments sure to come … Continue reading →

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The court of public spectacle

Posted on July 6, 2011 by editor, facilitator, decider

We try to keep it light here at the Deconstruction. Matters of child murder, and capital trials, are generally beyond our purview. But we were born unto a society that delves into such things, that anachronistically holds one or two … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, America

Posted on July 4, 2011 by editor, facilitator, decider
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The end of all mankind! (for lulz)

Posted on July 2, 2011 by editor, facilitator, decider

You would think, wouldn’t you, that one of the primary tenets of the entertainment industry would be: don’t bum out your audience. But how then are we to explain the post-apocalypse drama? Each year, amongst the slew of sparkly vampire … Continue reading →

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