The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror Spoofs Divisiveness with Kaiju
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The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror Spoofs Divisiveness with Kaiju

Politics tamfitronics The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror Spoofs Divisiveness with Kaiju by Danica Davidson November 4, 2024 Last night The Simpsons aired its yearly “Treehouse of Horror” special, and once again it included nods to otaku interests. The first story segment, titled “Information Rage” and written by Rob LaZebnik, spoofs American politics in the form of giant fighting kaiju.It begins when Lisa inadvertently starts a culture war in Springfield because of her support for LED lights. Anger among the townspeople leads to a giant red kaiju that comes out of...
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AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s sluggish-meander meander
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AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s sluggish-meander meander

Top Stories Tamfitronics EDITOR’S NOTE: The first week of the O.J. Simpson case in mid-June 1994 hurried, with newshounds racing to attain the data. The excellent thing that was once sluggish was once The Skedaddle.The soccer sizable had been accused of killing his ex-wife and her buddy, and there he was once on dwell tv, on the inspire of his buddy’s white Ford Bronco with a gun to his head. The freeway was once like a parade — with the police, media and followers following “The Juice.” There had been crowds on the overpasses, signs, cheers and fists punching the air because the pursuit unfolded.In The Associated Press newsroom, editors and writers had been riveted to miniature televisions. And that’s the set many would preserve for the subsequent 17 months — glued to a TV...
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