What shows are OverthinkingIt.com readers watching? Why? We didn’t know so we decided to ask them. Here are the results from our popular culture survey.
We ARE out of touch with America: OTI’s POPULAR Popular Culture Survey Results
Posts by McNeil
“We are so out of touch with America”
Does the site that subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny in probably doesn’t deserve even know what the popular culture is?
The Gospel According to Yelp
The Biggest Mistake in the History of NASA
“The biggest mistake in the history of NASA” happened this week when NASA debunked Apollo 18.
Love and Muscles: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Best Supporting Actresses
In light of the recent scandal, OverthinkingIt.com investigates the long history of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s preference for supporting actresses over leading ladies.
Sarah Palin: A Hero’s Journey
Ever wonder why Sarah Palin is so irresistible to the Tea Party and the media? It’s because she’s on track to complete Joseph Campbell’s famous Hero’s Journey.
A People’s History of the NYPD: Howard Zinn, The Other Guys and the Cinema of the Unsung
Scientology Wins! Pop Culture Defeats Psychology on the Subject of Humor
Please note: this article contains three references to genital injury, two of them illustrated. You have been warned. Plato said that comedy comes from enjoying the suffering of others. Aristotle argued that comedy comes from the ridiculous or from deformities … Continued
Reality bites: Finger lickin’ good
Part 1 of a new series that takes a deep look into the shallow pool of reality Television.
Who best to clean up the oil spill? Fictional criminals.
To the newly unemployed victims of the Gulf oil spill, it must seem like the government simply can’t or won’t help them. Only a team of highly trained criminals with hearts of gold can save the day.