We start spooky season by discussing Brian Yuzna's 1989 body-horror satire SOCIETY. We use this film (where a man's face emerges from his own butthole) to have a serious discussion about Reaganomics and how America subsidizes the rich at the expense of the poor. Discussion also includes:

• Our other recent watches: The Substance, Rebel Ridge, Blink Twice, and Oddity;
• Feeling collective despair over the recent climate disasters in Florida;
• Hal's trip to the High Museum in Atlanta;
• The Batman and Robin of hating poor people: Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman; and
• Some of our other favorite body horror films and gags.

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Sources & Links

• Hal's Art Discussion Links:
  • Titus Kaphar A Puzzled Revolution 2021: https://gagosian.com/artists/titus-kaphar
  • Nina Chanel Abney: Catfish 2017: https://ninachanel.com/exhibitions/
  • Nabil Kanso's America series: https://www.instagram.com/nabilkanso/p/C1MlYHjuFjN/?img_index=1
• https://jacobin.com/2023/04/trickle-down-economics-arthur-laffer-wealth-inequality-ronald-reagan-margaret-thatcher
• https://www.reaganfoundation.org/ronald-reagan/the-presidency/economic-policy/?srsltid=AfmBOopneyw43jqnuR4WiB5ZU1-QcSIqecxLP1_NFYuxvsIB2v7yjzjW
• https://www.levernews.com/rise-of-the-insurance-apocalypse/