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In his short stint in college in Walnut, California, he was exposed to the absurdist stylings of Samuel Beckett and decided to leave.
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The post-apocalyptic divide would be an extreme, almost absurdist example of inequality—a bit like Fiddler’s Green in George Romero’s Land of the Dead—but also a fairly logical extension of the present state of affairs.
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The trademark Peaks-ian absurdist humor, the feeling of being trapped in the misty wilds with a gaggle of weirdos, is back.
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South Park's historic 20th season had its moments, but the lightning-fast, absurdist news cycle out-South Park-ed South Park.
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The absurdist highlight of this surreal jurisprudence was when General Erich Ludendorff rose to protest his acquittal for high treason.
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From the moment the host of The Gong Show walks onto the stage, the point of view of ABC’s revival of the 1970s absurdist game show (Thursday, 10 ET/PT) is immediately established.
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Male street-style subjects—those brave souls fighting for our freedom on the absurdist front lines of menswear—are starting to embrace the trend.
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So instead, here is a spotlight on five zines that range from literary pieces to absurdist takes on a colonoscopy.
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