What happens when you put a violent edgy video game onto a sleek showoff toy and take them into public?
Wolfenstein 3D and the iPhone: The Odd Couple
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Pirates vs. Snipers: A New Epic Battle Begins
Forget “pirates versus ninjas.” Current events have brought us a new grudge match: pirates versus snipers. But in a Hollywood duel to the death, who would win?
Episode 42: What Art Ain’t
The overthinkers take on Crank 2, the meaning of pretentious, and the nature of art (topics more closely related than you might imagine).
Movies that Should be Remade [Think Tank]
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Open Thread for April 17, 2009
Instead of talking about the culture, let’s navel-gaze this weekend.
The Three Faces of Crank
Is Crank about man’s fear of emotional commitment? Globalization in the 21st Century? The human race’s search for meaning? Or none of the above?
The Great Trans-Atlantic Tax-Themed Song Battle ’09
Hello, America.
Today, we’re going look at taxes as viewed from both sides of the Atlantic, through the lens of pop music. Read on – but if you qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC), please make sure to first fill out the worksheet on page 15.
Kanye West has never seen RoboCop
I am fairly certain that Kanye West has never ever seen any of the three RoboCop movies, even though one of the songs on the album is named after the film franchise’s titular character.
The Greatest Story in the History of Video Games
It is a fighting game that provides us with the boldest and strangest narrative in the history of video gaming. I’m talking, of course, about Super Smash Brothers for the N64.
Episode 41: A Show About Nothing
The Overthinkers urge television characters not to kill themselves, christen Easter the least telegenic of holidays, bid speculative farewell to two beloved sci-fi franchises, and say some things that are likely to be unpopular about Joss Whedon.