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[–] 44 points 9 months ago (5 children)
  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    This should be the top comment. Great interview and great podcast

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Loftus always does good stuff. My fave is her Lolita podcast which breaks down the history of its public perception. The book is a monster attack story, but told from the viewport of the monster. Using flowery language talking to a jury is explaining how it's not that bad, and he eventually rots in prison. The self serving lies are both obvious and numerous .

    But some-fucking-how most people think it's a problematic star crossed lovers, romeo and juilet, age is just a number, forbidden romance BS. Multiple movies and stage have distorted the book into the exact thing the author was mocking.

    Sorry. Random rant. But goddamn does Jamie do good work.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I haven't read Lolita but I just started reading Pale Fire by Nobokov so it's funny you brought that up. I have heard about Lolita getting adopted by the very creeps it intends to rebuke. I'll have to check out her podcast on it

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