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AaronTaylorPhD

  1. @PeetBimmer Yes, please. I thought everybody was in Detroit to see the Chili Peppers. If not, tell the gang! Braeden will be there too.
  2. @PeetBimmer Totally in disguise. Coming into town next weekend (Friday to Sunday). Spread the word! Aren't y'all going to Detroit though?
  3. @PeetBimmer Uh, embarrassing question, but who is this?
  4. @minolta1034 On my list. And an 8.3 IMDb rating for The Raid? Interesting...
  5. @minolta1034 I suppose the analogy would be "True Canadian Culture - brought to you by #TimHorton's."
  6. @minolta1034 The concern is that FarmCorp steers the form & direction of the quacking, and notions of "authenticity" get manufactured.
  7. @someartstudent Check this out, then send it to Sue Sylvester: m.jezebel.com/5905291/a-comp…
  8. @minolta1034 Everybody does do it! It's why Comic-Con is such a vital marketplace. Also explains corporate investment in authenticity claims
  9. @minolta1034 That is, authenticity is a brand that can be bought. #Avengers
  10. @minolta1034 #Avengers requires too many "essential" components for any director. Hiring Whedon just cannily staves off fan complaints.
  11. @minolta1034 Or, "Lee said Thor was Shakespearean. Branagh's the Shakespeare dude, right? Instant cred, yo!"
  12. @minolta1034 So much of "fan-pandering" seems to be corporate strategies of containment. "Get Whedon to direct! So it's, like, 'authentic!'"
  13. @minolta1034 I guess I'm resentful of the manic co-option of comic culture, and am disappointed by fans nuzzling the hands that feed them.
  14. @minolta1034 Only stayed for Thanos "teaser." Honestly, do they think fanboys will just lap up EVerything like grateful lapdogs? #Avengers
  15. @minolta1034 Currently at Avengers! Assigned it for Pop Narrative class this summer. Nerd!
  16. @minolta1034 Sell-out.
  17. 2012 vs. 1984: Young adults have it harder today tgam.ca/DaVs via @globeandmail iPhone app
  18. Excellent first Pop Narrative class today with great points offered on rhetoric, conversation and crappy endings to great stories. #nmed2560
  19. #ripMCA The heart and soul of Old School hip-hop. You'll be much missed.