Episode 365: Everything You Thought You Knew about the Author’s Intention Is Wrong, And What Happens Next Will Blow Your Mind

Ben Adams, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss recent Supreme Court decisions, why the law is like a TV Recap, and what Stanley Fish thinks about Aaron Sorkin.

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• Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
• Ben Adams: @badamsnavy
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Further Reading

• Straight Outta Compton Red Band Trailer (NSFW) on YouTube
• The Running of the Interns on Wired
• New Criticism and the Intentional Fallacy on Wikipedia
• Stanley Fish on Wikipedia

Episode 365: Everything You Thought You Knew about the Author’s Intention Is Wrong, And What Happens Next Will Blow Your Mind originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]