I probably should have shared these first three links last week, when we were all still gripped by Olympic fever.<\/p>\n
Ranking Every Summer Olympic Sport Based on How Terrible It Would Be for the Average Person<\/a><\/p>\n The Winners and Losers of the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n Merci, Paris: We needed these Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n As I continue my re-watch of The Americans<\/em>, I was horrified by an ad shown within a season three episode, which took place in 1983, for Love\u2019s Baby Soft. It was borderline child porn. I did some digging and they had a problematic ad campaign for a long time. Those ads are long gone, but the product line is still around. That ad is included in this piece.<\/p>\n Girl Powder: A Cultural History Of Love\u2019s Baby Soft<\/a><\/p>\n While I remember watching The Gods Must Be Crazy<\/em> over-and-over again when I first discovered it, sometime in 1986 or 1987 on cable, I don\u2019t remember much about the actual movie. I recall some slapstick comedy, odd acting performances, and even some moments where the film was sped up to make it seem funnier. Not much else.<\/p>\n Thinking about it now, my first reaction is similar to that of the friend of the author in this pull quote.<\/p>\n When I told a friend I was revisiting\u00a0The Gods Must Be Crazy<\/em>\u00a040 years later, he said, \u201cOh, I remember that movie! It must be totally racist.\u201d It really is. It\u2019s also a fascinating artifact, and one that spread myths that persist even today.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This article is a look at how the movie came to be and the impact it had in both the US and South Africa.<\/p>\n The Strange Saga of\u00a0The Gods Must Be Crazy<\/a><\/p>\n Crazy that an animal that is endangered in its natural habitat can get out of control when let loose in the wild somewhere else.<\/p>\n
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