James Taranto had some fun with an op-ed misfire written for the New York Times last week by a scientist at Boise State University.

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Thor was the big, dumb summer fun movie, while Captain America was the weighty, well-written movie serious fans drool over.

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The musical, written by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin, was a "blast of nasty fun" according to the Associated Press.

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