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January 10, 2008
As was in the beginning and so shall be in the end, Scott Stantis proves to have his finger on the Pulse of the Pop Cultural Scene of America. The breadth and mastery of his understanding of the Modern Zeitgeist ranks him firmly between two of Print Journalism's Champions of the Now: Richard Roeper and Jackie Harvey.
From Skateboarding Dogs to Weepy Britney Defender, from Drew Carey to Rob Schneider: Scott Stantis surveys and scours the landscape and only presents to his readership the hippest, heppest, most happening references.
What's the latest cool trend that Scott Stantis will introduce to the Heartland? What crazy youtube search ideas are in store?
No wonder kids in America each morning are devouring their morning newspapers. No wonder Print is where it's at. No wonder.
Comments
These attempts to appeal to the internet generation are bugging me, too.
One of the more interesting things about today's strip is how Carmen describes the guy who cries and defends Britney Spears in that one video. If you've seen the video, the guy is gay and a trans*xual. Now "gay" is a taboo word in the comics (it's only been used by "For Better or For Worse," "Outland," and "The Meaning of Lila," I believe), so it's no surprise tha Stantis avoided calling him "gay, weepy Britney defender" or "trans*xual, weepy Britney defender," instead calling him "weird, weepy Britney defender."
Just one of the things I picked up on in today's awful strip.
Posted by: Chris at January 10, 2008 04:56 PM
Hey, I know! How about something about how kids these days all listen to rap music instead of rock and roll?
Posted by: Annie at January 10, 2008 05:56 PM
