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Gay marriage debate, meet Afghan war strategy

By Chris Steller | 12.03.09 | 4:26 pm

flowchart mashupFlow charts can simplify any contentious issue, domestic or international. Take the gay marriage debate and Afghan war strategy  … please.

SNL video’s short online shelf-life not a sign of Franken humor-management

By Chris Steller | 07.23.09 | 5:02 pm

hulu-no-franken-stillSen. Al Franken was famously contained during the long period of limbo between Election Day and his swearing-in, suppressing his wit by keeping mum in an effort to seem more senatorial. So when a video of Franken impersonating the…

‘Parks and Recreation’ provides what local governments desperately need: lampooning

By Chris Steller | 03.31.09 | 7:30 am

parks-and-rec-websiteA new network TV comedy, NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” premieres Thursday, April 9. Fans of the show’s star, Amy Poehler (late of “Saturday Night Live”), or of another NBC series, “The Office” (off of which “Parks and Recreation” is…