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Statler and Waldorf - Heroes for Critics Everywhere

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Jeffrey Overstreet

17 Jun 2008
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Criticism is an Art. • Muppets

Were these the most influential role models of my childhood?

Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for discovering this.

Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Here is a revised, expanded version of the keynote address I delivered at the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival in Martinsville, Ohio on Labor Day Weekend.
08 Nov 2025 31 min read
Songlights: Lucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, The Mountain Goats, David Bowie, Valerie June, and Elbow (live!)

Songlights: Lucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, The Mountain Goats, David Bowie, Valerie June, and Elbow (live!)

Some of the music that’s kept me moving under dark clouds and torrential rain this last week.
02 Nov 2025 4 min read
You can still count on Lonergan

You can still count on Lonergan

A few notes on revisiting You Can Count on Me as we approach its 25th anniversary.
01 Nov 2025 3 min read
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