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Quietly Subversive: Malcolm in the Middle

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 Chris SunamiIdentity

Bryan Cranston became a superstar playing a kindly suburban teacher turned deadly drug kingpin on the hit AMC show Breaking Bad, but before that he was best known as Hal, the emotional center to Fox[…]

Exquisite Corps(e)

February 2, 2017February 6, 2017 Chris SunamiArt

Exquisite Corpse was a game played by the surrealists, in which they collaborated on a story or artwork. Each person would contribute a piece, usually based on just a tiny fragment of what came before.[…]

Strategies: Part IV – Big Visible Symbols of the American Commitment to Diversity

November 15, 2016November 23, 2016 Chris SunamiArt

Complete Trump Strategy Guide I am an Israelite myself a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin – ROMANS 11 I have identified five symbols that I suggest we organize around, in the response[…]

The Racial Draft

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Chris SunamiIdentity

Originally posted 8/6/07, scroll to the bottom for update in light of current events. Note: The title of this essay is borrowed from a Dave Chappelle sketch imagining the possibility of changing racial allegiances. For[…]

The Mind of Murakami

September 17, 2015 Chris SunamiDreams

As some of you know, I’m a huge, long-time fan of Japanese surrealist novelist Haruki Murakami, even having written a well-known parody of his work. Check out my review of his latest over at Partially[…]

Top 10 Movies: #2 – Do the Right Thing

April 30, 2015May 13, 2015 Chris SunamiBest

It’s the hottest day of the year. Spike Lee is known as an actor’s director, and nowhere is that more apparent than in his masterpiece, 1989’s Do the Right Thing, an acknowledged classic of American[…]

Top 10 Movies: #4 – Stand By Me

March 26, 2015May 13, 2015 Chris SunamiBest

While Stand By Me (1986) is undeniably an excellent film, I’m not sure I can actually justify how high it ranks on my personal Top 10 list (it almost came in at number 3, but[…]

Top 10 Movies: #7 – Eternal Sunshine (Reconstructivist Art)

March 5, 2015May 13, 2015 Chris SunamiBest

I’m re-running my post on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to commemorate the fact that it’s not only an exemplar of Reconstructivist Art, it is also movie #7 on my personal top 10 movies[…]

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Quietly Subversive: Malcolm in the Middle

Exquisite Corps(e)

The Racial Draft

The Mind of Murakami

Top 10 Movies: #4 – Stand By Me

Top 10 Movies: #7 – Eternal Sunshine (Reconstructivist Art)