#The Case for Paul Hackett’s Hell

#The Case for Paul Hackett’s Hell

“#The Case for Paul Hackett’s Hell” In our monthly column Laughed to Death, we look at the way comedy and existentialism go hand-in-hand in seemingly unlikely ways. For this installment, Brianna Zigler makes the case for how Martin Scorsese’s 1985 black comedy After Hours discreetly portrays a dead man damned to his own endless eternity. “What do…

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#Are We Human, or Are We Pop Star?

#Are We Human, or Are We Pop Star?

“#Are We Human, or Are We Pop Star?” In our monthly column Laughed to Death, Brianna Zigler takes a look at the way comedy and existentialism go hand-in-hand in seemingly unlikely ways. For this installment, she examines the humanity lost on the pop star persona through Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana. “I’d…

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#Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Consumerist Hellscape

#Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Consumerist Hellscape

“#Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Consumerist Hellscape” In our monthly column Laughed to Death, Brianna Zigler takes a look at the way comedy and existentialism go hand-in-hand in seemingly unlikely ways. For this installment, she examines our present-day dystopia as depicted in Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. When their first feature debuted at the…

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