We need to talk about Dennis.

That’s Dennis the Menace. I know what you’re thinking: “Dennis the Menace is a well-meaning blonde child who causes trouble for Mr. Wilson through humorous misunderstandings, you beautiful genius.” Of course, you’re right. But we live in a world where miracles are real. The two Dennises were independently launched five days apart in 1951. And whereas the American version represents a nation’s automythological understanding of itself as a kind-hearted, if sometimes blundering force for good, Britain made Dennis into an avatar of its collective id. Dennis the Menace is a card-carrying member of the Anti-Object Task Force who enacts destruction simply because he can.

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