Louie CK’s fictional self is a good guy with good intentions struggling to navigate the minefield of modern society. But rather than merely serve himself up as the butt of the joke, he dives in and unpacks the root causes of his anxieties.
By TPC STAFF Dave Chappelle (white fans) — You are way too comfortable using the N-word. Andrew Dice Clay — You’ve been banned from r/MensRights on reddit. Pete Holmes — You think about god way too much during sex, and vice versa. Larry the Cable Guy — You fingerbanged your cousin when you were 12. And again when you were…
• Yesterday, the Internet exploded (in a mostly positive way) over this week’s episode of Louie, which is a frank examination of the way overweight women are portrayed in popular culture. The subject is a minefield that CK more or less navigates unscathed — thanks in large part to the excellent performance by Sarah Baker. Here’s…
• Hey, Wall Street, Twitter’s not dead — you just don’t get it. Will Oremus explains why Twitter is more like YouTube than Facebook. “Twitter is not a social network. … It’s better described as a social media platform, with the emphasis on ‘media platform.’ And media platforms should not be judged by the same metrics as social…
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