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If I walk around with a t-shirt that says “main character” will I be protected from harm?<\/p>\n

Clint Eastwood, as Pauline Kael said, only has one expression, but he does that expression really well.<\/p>\n

Does no one else notice the similarity between Clint Eastwood and Hugh Jackman? Both gracile action stars who bulk up to keep their bodies from giving away the message of vulnerability.<\/p>\n

70’s-era Westerns can be damn funny. There is always a dwarf named Mordecai, and a balding Franklin Pangborn meets Crispin Glover terrified shopkeeper.<\/p>\n

These Westerns also function as horror movies, with eerie soundtracks and weird views of Mono lake desert moonscapes. Now I know where the sounds effects from Planet of the Apes orginated.<\/p>\n

I’m trying to experience Nietszche’s idea of sickness being cleansing, energizing and necessary. It only works when I have a minor cold-induced hysteria, which is quickly over and I’m even less energetic for having had it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If I walk around with a t-shirt that says “main character” will I be protected from harm? Clint Eastwood, as Pauline Kael said, only has one expression, but he does that expression really well. Does no one else notice the …<\/p>\n

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