Last night, when we were watching Bladerunner, Michael asked, Why did Daryl Hannah stop strangling Harrison Ford, walk across the room, set up a complicated set of back flips to finish him off, and give him time to shoot her? I had to explain that in the 1980s, unnecessary back flips were a important cultural signifier-- as well as the best way to get things done. Have to get across a room without tripping a bunch of complicated laser trip wires? Back flips! Have to quickly escape from a group of hostile attackers? Back flips!
Oh, 1980s. I hated living through you as much as I love the culture you produced.
In Memory of Ed Ochester, Poet & Editor, RIP
7 months ago
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