Oliver Bateman Does the Work
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beloved writer seen in @ringer @dcexaminer @realclearpa @realclearbooks | weekly in @unherd @splicetoday2022 | 1000+ bylines since 2007 | PWAHOF commish | 🏋️
Washington, PA
Joined May 2011
I was on NPR Marketplace Morning Report talking about the creation of the storylines that run through the 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron."
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Investors originally thought the documentary was boring, so the filmmakers added drama and conflict.
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RT @MoustacheClubUS: protip: swap out your herman miller chair with this one and you can rawdog the dead center of the webcam during a zoom….
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protip: swap out your herman miller chair with this one and you can rawdog the dead center of the webcam during a zoom call without resorting to diapers, catheters, or peeing your pants. the king/queen’s throne
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RT @MoustacheClubUS: Over at @unherd, , I’ve got an article discussing whether South Park can damage Trump’s cool with his less devoted sup….
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker spent the better part of two decades building South Park into something rare in American comedy: a show that actually offended everyone equally. They went after smug...
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Over at @unherd, , I’ve got an article discussing whether South Park can damage Trump’s cool with his less devoted supporters in a way that a generation of resistance liberal comedians (some now canceled) never could
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker spent the better part of two decades building South Park into something rare in American comedy: a show that actually offended everyone equally. They went after smug...
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RT @unherd: The satire lands because South Park once skewered liberals just as harshly. Its credibility with Trump voters makes this shift….
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker spent the better part of two decades building South Park into something rare in American comedy: a show that actually offended everyone equally. They went after smug...
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RT @unherd: Unlike #Resistance comedy, South Park speaks to an audience that isn’t anti-Trump. Which makes its critiques harder to ignore,….
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker spent the better part of two decades building South Park into something rare in American comedy: a show that actually offended everyone equally. They went after smug...
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RT @spiritedcretin: @MoustacheClubUS @PirateWires I'm sure you keep track of such things, but I wanted to make sure you saw that this piece….
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RT @SWGoldman: Don't fear AI attorneys, say @jack_g_nicastro @reason and @SamuelCrombie. Challenging @MoustacheClubUS, they contend that….
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RT @MoustacheClubUS: ICYMI in @PirateWires : I've been eating a couple pounds of carrots a day for the past two weeks. It's a pretty cheap….
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RT @RealClearBooks: Thursday reads: @BDSixsmith for @TheCriticMag, @MoustacheClubUS for @PirateWires, @DuncanMoench….
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RT @MoustacheClubUS: this is another one I don't want folks to miss. I've written many things about "the work of leadership" but this might….
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RT @MoustacheClubUS: @zermatist yes, with one caveat: my five-year-old self hoped they were gooning (either one hand in pocket or two) whil….
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RT @zermatist: This is why you first wanted to become an artist. You wanted to stimulate dopamine in the brains of your audience, like a re….
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RT @sqL_handLe: @PirateWires nice. «a legitimate scientific mechanism (fiber binding hormones), wrapped in dubious health claims (carrots a….
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RT @GordMagill: A great missive which accurately describes why being good at your job means others will be promoted over you to management….
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this is another one I don't want folks to miss. I've written many things about "the work of leadership" but this might be my favorite to date. Do the work!.
over at my page, I wrote a long essay on this very topic: why the incompetent folks must assume the burden of leadership (the good ones are too valuable right where they are!).
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