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Category: The Joker

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Some Thoughts and Observations That Won’t Appear in My Next Blog Post

8 Aug 20168 Aug 2016
Sometimes, I don't want to dedicate a full blog post to an idea, but I still want to share the idea. Is 2016 the Year of the Feral Child? First, a fun…
2016 Election…

Is the Joker the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most?

22 Mar 201621 Jan 2017
This is the fourth installment of an ongoing investigation into which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the beginning here.  The similarities between Trump and the Joker have been discussed…
2016 Election…

How the Republicans Have Become the Political Equivalent of Batman’s Villains

17 Mar 201625 Oct 2016
"This has never been about who the nominee is," Paul Ryan said yesterday, explaining why his party will fight any Supreme Court justice nomination made by Barack Obama in 2016, and…
Bale…

How to Finally Become a David Bowie Fan

1 Feb 201615 Feb 2016
It's a strange thing when a celebrity dies. Some people mourn for days or weeks or months. Others feel ostracized when it's someone whose work they didn't know, outside the…
2016 Election…

How accurate is The Economist in comparing Donald Trump to The Joker?

12 Aug 20159 Nov 2016
This is one of many articles on this site comparing the current state of American politics to the world of Batman. Read more here, or buy D. F. Lovett's debut…
Batman…

Reserving Judgments is a Matter of Infinite Hope: Regarding Batman, The Joker, and Their Fans

20 May 201520 May 2015
On the first page of The Great Gatsby, narrator Nick Carraway tells us about a piece of advice his father gave him: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just…

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