1. Stephen Marche's essay on Sideshow Bob, one of the greatest characters on The Simpsons, is worth expanding on:http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/the-simpsons-sideshow-bob?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1456_82883986 …
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12. Sideshow Bob embodies something rarely celebrated in our culture: the creative power of negativity: scorn as life-affirmation.
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13. Stephen Marche interestingly noted that Sideshow Bob is a rare character in show who points to values outside Springfieldian mainstream.
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@HeerJeet Die, Bart, Die.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Sidebar to this—Lisa most closely captures the moral and intellectual spirit of the show, yet gets little glory. -
@DavidHains@HeerJeet If she got glory, it would detract from her moral courage. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet one of the writers tweeted that the show's writers were the Lisa's of their families. They drew on their brothers to paint Bart.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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