{"id":1123,"date":"2016-12-28T19:54:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T19:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scadradio.org\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2018-03-29T16:14:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T16:14:13","slug":"elf-part-two-laugh-a-little","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/","title":{"rendered":"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am not here to defend Elf as an outstanding piece of media. It is not revolutionary, it is not timeless, it is not earth-shattering. Elf is, actually, kind of stupid\u00a0and\u00a0predictable. But Elf is also funny, and gosh darn it, it\u2019s heartwarming. And\u00a0that should be enough reason to enjoy a movie.<\/p>\n<p>Not every movie has to be dramatic and moody to be counted as worth watching. Despite what some might say, not every movie has to be Moonlight-caliber to be enjoyed. While movies like that definitely have their place, other\u00a0movies are just fun and silly. And it\u2019s okay to enjoy those too! Sometimes you just want to sit down and watch something easy and enjoy yourself, especially around Christmastime.<\/p>\n<p>Because while Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be the most stressful time of year. Families are tense, there\u2019s panic\u00a0over presents and decorations, and confusion about whose house are we going to and when; then amidst all that chaos stands a beloved Christmas comedy: Elf.<\/p>\n<p>Elf doesn\u2019t want you to sit down and ponder deep philosophical questions for two hours. It doesn\u2019t want to wrench your heart and leave you low when the movie is over. Elf wants you lay\u00a0back and laugh at Will Ferrell takes eating littered gum and getting hit by a taxi. Elf wants nothing more than for you to relax and enjoy your holiday.<\/p>\n<p>So while I cannot tell you that Elf is a masterpiece of cinema, I can tell you that Elf has saved me from many potential holiday meltdowns. It\u2019s not meant to change your life. It\u2019s just meant to entertain you for an hour and a half, and for me it succeeds! Laughing at stupid comedy is a welcome distraction from the hustle and bustle of the holiday, and I will always spend my Christmases with Buddy the Elf.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Michelle Beaulieu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am not here to defend Elf as an outstanding piece of media. It is not revolutionary, it is not timeless, it is not earth-shattering. Elf is, actually, kind of stupid\u00a0and\u00a0predictable. But Elf is also funny, and gosh darn it, it\u2019s heartwarming. And\u00a0that should be enough reason to enjoy a movie. Not every movie has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":1128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE - SCAD Radio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE - SCAD Radio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I am not here to defend Elf as an outstanding piece of media. It is not revolutionary, it is not timeless, it is not earth-shattering. Elf is, actually, kind of stupid\u00a0and\u00a0predictable. But Elf is also funny, and gosh darn it, it\u2019s heartwarming. And\u00a0that should be enough reason to enjoy a movie. Not every movie has [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCAD Radio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/scadradio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-28T19:54:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-29T16:14:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"710\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michelle Beaulieu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@scadradio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@scadradio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michelle Beaulieu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michelle Beaulieu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/person\/868212ee492aa8471c9f81f697e7bbc7\"},\"headline\":\"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-28T19:54:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-29T16:14:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/\"},\"wordCount\":334,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/\",\"name\":\"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE - SCAD Radio\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-28T19:54:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-29T16:14:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg\",\"width\":710,\"height\":450},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/\",\"name\":\"SCAD Radio\",\"description\":\"More than Music\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SCAD Radio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SCAD-Radio-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SCAD-Radio-Logo.png\",\"width\":417,\"height\":426,\"caption\":\"SCAD Radio\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/scadradio\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/scadradio\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/scadradio\",\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/scadradiosav\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/person\/868212ee492aa8471c9f81f697e7bbc7\",\"name\":\"Michelle Beaulieu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59e03001e59d400c78e1bbee4052b1a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59e03001e59d400c78e1bbee4052b1a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michelle Beaulieu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/author\/michelle-beaulieu\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE - SCAD Radio","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE - SCAD Radio","og_description":"I am not here to defend Elf as an outstanding piece of media. It is not revolutionary, it is not timeless, it is not earth-shattering. Elf is, actually, kind of stupid\u00a0and\u00a0predictable. But Elf is also funny, and gosh darn it, it\u2019s heartwarming. And\u00a0that should be enough reason to enjoy a movie. Not every movie has [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/","og_site_name":"SCAD Radio","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/scadradio","article_published_time":"2016-12-28T19:54:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-03-29T16:14:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":710,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michelle Beaulieu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@scadradio","twitter_site":"@scadradio","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Michelle Beaulieu","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/"},"author":{"name":"Michelle Beaulieu","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/person\/868212ee492aa8471c9f81f697e7bbc7"},"headline":"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE","datePublished":"2016-12-28T19:54:43+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-29T16:14:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/"},"wordCount":334,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg","articleSection":["Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/","url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/","name":"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE - SCAD Radio","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg","datePublished":"2016-12-28T19:54:43+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-29T16:14:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elf.jpg","width":710,"height":450},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2016\/12\/28\/elf-part-two-laugh-a-little\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ELF PART TWO: LAUGH A LITTLE"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/","name":"SCAD Radio","description":"More than Music","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#organization","name":"SCAD Radio","url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SCAD-Radio-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SCAD-Radio-Logo.png","width":417,"height":426,"caption":"SCAD Radio"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/scadradio","https:\/\/x.com\/scadradio","http:\/\/instagram.com\/scadradio","http:\/\/youtube.com\/scadradiosav"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/person\/868212ee492aa8471c9f81f697e7bbc7","name":"Michelle Beaulieu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59e03001e59d400c78e1bbee4052b1a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59e03001e59d400c78e1bbee4052b1a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michelle Beaulieu"},"url":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/author\/michelle-beaulieu\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3941,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1123\/revisions\/3941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}