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My Dream Episode of SNL

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Chris SunamiBest

I’ve been watching SNL for over 25 years now, and with all due respect to the common wisdom that your favorite SNL cast is your first cast, it’s as funny now as it’s ever been.[…]

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Morality is Back: Goodness (and Diversity) in Popular Culture

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 Chris SunamiHumor

Scientific studies have shown that when times are good, people act bad. Morality becomes an afterthought in times of peace and plenitude, perhaps because bad behavior often pays off when the world is otherwise stable.[…]

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A Philosopher Talks About The Good Place

December 7, 2017December 5, 2017 Chris SunamiHumor

I’ve been remiss in my role as a pop-culture philosopher in being a late-comer to the the show “The Good Place,” one of the most high-profile, pop-culture oriented pieces of media to ever make a[…]

Top 5 Epic Rap Battles of History

November 9, 2017November 10, 2017 Chris SunamiBest

Back before Thug Notes or Drunk History, Epic Rap Battles first brought the distinctive Millennial high-culture/pop-culture blend to YouTube with their vision of what it would like if some of the great names of history[…]

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The End of Racism and Sexism

December 29, 2016 Chris SunamiHumor

Retrieved from Googlepedia May 5th, 2042 When Donald J. Trump was elected, 26 years ago, even his most ardent supporters didn’t anticipate the dawn of a new, post-racist, post-sexist society. After all, in electing him,[…]

Action Philosophers

March 31, 2016March 30, 2016 Chris SunamiHumor

I’m behind on posting this week, so here’s a link to one of the most entertaining pop-culture takes on philosophy, Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey’s “Action Philosophers.” If you’ve never encountered it, be sure[…]

Muppet Philosophy

January 21, 2016January 22, 2016 Chris SunamiHumor

We’re taking a break from Star Wars this week to link to a very different venerable popular culture franchise (also owned by Disney!), the Muppets. Similar to an entry from the popular-culture-philosophy series by Blackwell[…]

Philosophers Epic Rap Battle

December 17, 2015January 8, 2018 Chris SunamiCompetition

It’s a visit to the lighter side of philosophy in popular culture this week with a look at the recent “Epic Rap Battle” production “Eastern Philosophers versus Western Philosophers.” The popular YouTube franchise ERB built[…]

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My Dream Episode of SNL

Morality is Back: Goodness (and Diversity) in Popular Culture

A Philosopher Talks About The Good Place

Top 5 Epic Rap Battles of History

The End of Racism and Sexism

Action Philosophers

Muppet Philosophy

Philosophers Epic Rap Battle