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Alec Ward | Parody shift

By Alec Ward · Nov. 3, 2015

A few weeks ago, I watched a film called “Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead,” which chronicled the rise and fall of National Lampoon, a controversial humor magazine which was immensely popular in the 1970s through ‘90s.

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Alec Ward | Parody shift

By Alec Ward · Nov. 3, 2015

A few weeks ago, I watched a film called “Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead,” which chronicled the rise and fall of National Lampoon, a controversial humor magazine which was immensely popular in the 1970s through ‘90s.





As our world becomes increasingly global, there is more pressure upon us to do the same. But this doesn’t necessarily mean we have to spend big bucks or travel extensively to become more global.











Cliques exist all over Penn. It’s college, after all. But what makes group politics particularly difficult in ethnic minority communities is that minority students often rely on this group as a support system and as a place to feel welcomed, as Jessica mentioned.




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