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By BEN R. WILLIAMS Last week, the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards featured a performance of the song “WAP” by...
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Disney+, Dumbo, and outrage exhaustion
By BEN R. WILLIAMS I recently got a request to write a column about the latest outrage: the streaming...
Read moreHorton Hears the Latest Outrage
By BEN R. WILLIAMS Welcome to this week’s episode of “Why the current outrage du jour is based on...
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Mr. Potato Head, the media, and the profitability of rage
By BEN R. WILLIAMS Last week I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw that a local news channel...
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An attempt at satirizing actual absurdly evil recent events
By BEN R. WILLIAMS Hello, it’s me, the mayor of your small Texas...
Read moreGina Carano and cancel culture
By BEN R. WILLIAMS Last week, Gina Carano, one of the stars of the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian,” made...
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A wasted effort
By BEN R. WILLIAMS Last week, I lost a close family member to COVID. It was inevitable, in...
Read moreDear Mr. Cumberdale, I’m sorry I tried to have you killed
By BEN R. WILLIAMS Dear Mr. Cumberdale, Boy, is my face red. I’m writing to you with my hat in...
Read moreI can’t believe people are boycotting my business just because I’m The Flatwoods Strangler
By BEN R. WILLIAMS More than 25 years ago, I had a dream: a dream of owning my own restaurant,...
Read moreOn the defilement of the Capitol
By BEN R. WILLIAMS My grandfather, James A. Mize, joined the Army when he was just 16 years old. He...
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