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EPISODE · Sep 4, 2024 · 1H 1M

Don't Look Up

from Books are Good, Actually · host Angela and Jimmy

For August, we watched Don't Look Up directed by Adam McKay. We discussed our favorite characters and moments, what worked and didn't work, we answered the question about was this really an allegory to climate change and so much more! Articles referenced: https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/critics-are-right-about-don-t-look-up-it-sucks/article_528e4384-7224-11ec-acb0-7740f9a22af1.html https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2021/12/critics-of-dont-look-up-are-missing-the-entire-point https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2022/01/dont-look-up-satire/621256/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-crude-demagogy-of-dont-look-up Back to reading for the rest of the year! Maybe...? September - Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman October - The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present by Ronald Hutton November - Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier

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