Month: August 2014
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The Renaissance of the Mature Children’s Cartoon
Look, cartoons aren’t just for kids. Just because you’re 40 and watch Adventure Time, doesn’t mean you’re in a state of arrested development. Does it? Cartoon. The word itself undeniably brings to mind a certain image in our minds: Saturday mornings, breakfast cereal and toy commercials, and children. For ages, cartoons have been the dominating…
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The Feedback Society’s Week in Music
Matt tells us what earworms are running around in his brain, from St. Vincent to the odd Japanese cutesy pop stylings of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. St. Vincent – Marry Me Annie Clark’s mind-bending performance at this year’s Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival has had me keeping her on heavy rotation for the entire summer. While most…
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The Feedback Society VS. San Diego Comic-Con 2014!
Now that she’s had time to recover and get her wits about her, here’s Danielle Young’s write up on Comic Con 2014 in San Diego! Last week I was fortunate enough to attend San Diego Comic Con 2014 — my first Comic Con visit. Not only did this give me an opportunity to cross this…
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Rick and Morty
While they may be for select audiences, some of the best shows on TV go unnoticed; here’s our trumpeting about the amazing Rick and Morty. There’s an idea in bad, lazy comedy that posits that something is funny just because the audience recognizes it. For example, referencing a scene in a famous movie, like Epic…
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The Feedback Society’s Week in Music
Mike Conlon talks about five albums that have been in heavy rotation for him this week; Sly, The Congos, Amen Dunes, Daniel Romano, and more. Sly & The Family Stone – Fresh Released two years after the drug addled (and brilliant) ‘There’s a Riot Goin’ On,’ ‘Fresh’ is a move towards a less frenzied, minimalistic…