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Boulder Weekly, Reviews

COLD TURKEY

June 25, 2020August 13, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Craving some much needed positive PR, the Valiant Tobacco Company announces a cockamamie scheme: Any American town that can give up smoking for one month will win $25 million, tax-free. Eagle Rock, Iowa—population 4,000—needs that kind of coin to revamp … Continue reading COLD TURKEY

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

CATCH-22

June 25, 2020August 13, 2023 Michael J. Casey

George Clooney’s 2019 adaptation for Hulu was faithful to Joseph Heller’s novel until it missed the mark. He condemned Yossarian to a Sisyphean hell rather than set him free and off into the world. Clooney’s deviation probably comes from a … Continue reading CATCH-22

Boulder Weekly, Essays

Home Viewing: Satire Streams

June 25, 2020July 25, 2023 Michael J. Casey

A lecture may get your point across, but a story illustrates it better. And if you can smuggle in a little humor, it’s a better bet the medicine will go down. Irresistible got you hankering for more? Here are four … Continue reading Home Viewing: Satire Streams

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