lowest common denominator

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It’s pretty terrible how poor the audio can be on some pirated films.  I was given this sample (not the entire video) from a third party.  Doesn’t seem worth it.  The video quality is solid, but the audio seems to come from a camera in the theater.

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Louis CK’s Shameful Dirty Comedy

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I’ve been thinking about Louis CK lately. I’m a fan of his show on FX, and I’m so happy his recent adventure in distributing his newest comedy special himself has been a rousing success. But my thoughts are going elsewhere to wonder why he has blown up in popularity in the past couple years, and why his comedy seems to resonate with these times. It always feels like there’s a comedian willing to address contemporary concerns with insight and honesty for each moment in time. All the greats had their focus: Richard Pryor and Chris Rock had race, George Carlin had absurdity, and I think Louis has hit on some sort of subterranean undercurrent of emotion that I didn’t realize might be swelling until I listened more closely: shame.

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