I am 96% sure that I have read/heard from a reputable source that murderers, especially serial killers, are an inherent reflection of Western society, and that both actual murderers and fictional portrayals are important significant elements. Part A: Is this just a half-remembered bit of dialogue from some prime-time criminal procedural, and Part B: if not, where is it from? [more inside]
posted by sarahkeebs on Mar 24, 2008 - 11 answers

Can you identify this photo of a precocious little girl curled up with the Foucault Reader? [more inside]
posted by EL-O-ESS on Nov 12, 2007 - 5 answers

Explain Foucault to me like I was a 10 year old. [more inside]
posted by trinarian on Sep 16, 2006 - 24 answers