{"id":1827,"date":"2008-01-11T09:27:46","date_gmt":"2008-01-11T15:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8stars.org\/a\/2008\/01\/11\/holding-up-a-funhouse-mirror-to-society\/"},"modified":"2008-01-11T09:27:46","modified_gmt":"2008-01-11T15:27:46","slug":"holding-up-a-funhouse-mirror-up-to-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8stars.org\/a\/2008\/01\/11\/holding-up-a-funhouse-mirror-up-to-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Holding up a funhouse mirror up to society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sitting on an ergometer at the gym yesterday, I was equidistant between two televisions. 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