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JAMAAL: Hey, you wanna go to the University Screening Series? This semester they’re doing WESTERNS.
KYRA: Nah, not really a big fan of westerns.

JAMAAL: Come on! The heroism! The sweeping vistas! The unironic presentation of cut-and-dried morality!
KYRA: I’ve had enough cowboy fetishism for one decade, thank you very much.

KYRA: Besides, what more can possibly be SAID about “the wild West?” By the time there’s a body of historical FICTION with a total running time longer that the historical era ITSELF, I am just OVER it!
JAMAAL: I guess that answers my NEXT question, about the M*A*S*H marathon.

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{{Alt-text: specious argument #61 in favor of sci-fi being the best of all genres}}

#484; In which a Genre is derided transcribed by in

JAMAAL: Hey, you wanna go to the University Screening Series? This semester they're doing WESTERNS.
KYRA: Nah, not really a big fan of westerns.

JAMAAL: Come on! The heroism! The sweeping vistas! The unironic presentation of cut-and-dried morality!
KYRA: I've had enough cowboy fetishism for one decade, thank you very much.

KYRA: Besides, what more can possibly be SAID about "the wild West?" By the time there's a body of historical FICTION with a total running time longer that the historical era ITSELF, I am just OVER it!
JAMAAL: I guess that answers my NEXT question, about the M*A*S*H marathon.

{{Header: git along to WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: specious argument #61 in favor of sci-fi being the best of all genres}}

specious argument #61 in favor of sci-fi being the best of all genres

#484; In which a Genre is derided

  — January 27th, 2009

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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