Zizek and Fozzy Bear, Separated at Birth?

Fozzie Bear the Muppet, originally uploaded by ifanboy.

Fact: They both have two zs in their names.

Fact: They are both fuzzy.

Fact: They both traffic in "unfunny jokes" for a living.

Fact: They both have an Eastern European heritage. (Literally for Zizek, but a strong case can be made for Fozzy Bear being a parody of an old-style Catskills-circuit Jewish comedian)

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On Sunday night, Dutch and I cuddled up to the first season of the Muppet Show. Then on Monday night we viewed Zizek! the documentary. As I struggled to follow Zizek's thinking and accent, strange patterns started to emerge, Fozzy Bearlike patterns; absurdism and gentle self-mockery (intentional or not). And while its unlikely Fozzy Bear would sit down and discuss anything remotely pretentious (hallelujah!) they both are commenting on culture and ideology.

John B, thinking again

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John B wrote a great article that got me thinking about my favorite immortal questions, like "what makes good art?", "how do we justify disliking bad art?", "what is God's truth?", "what is my role as an artist", "is art a holy calling?", "what makes my invented world worth propagating?", "if I am an artist, does that make me some kind of minister?", "is my art good?", "how about my English?", "is my ass big?", "how are we going to get into the castle?", "once we get in, how do I find Count Rugen?", "what is truth in these fuzzy, postmodern times?", "if I declare a truth, am I declaring war?", "is art war?", "if I make bad art, is it a sin?", "should I apologize for bad art I have made in the past?" and "how can I write intelligent comments without knowing very much on other people's blogs?"