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With misshapen teeth, threatening eyes, and distorted nose proportions, “funny–ugly” monsters have risen to popularity over the recent years. In the beginning, Fuggler adoption reflected a shift in consumer preferences towards hand–made, imperfect collectibles, but the mass production of the toy has complicated the matter. Arts beat Lynn Yi questions what it means to standardize ugliness.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s controversial new film stages a climate satire, then turns the spotlight on everyone laughing at it.
Robert Pattinson captivates as Chris Hansen, but the film leaves the ethics of ‘To Catch a Predator’ frustratingly underexplored.
Solutions by The State News
