This time, we look the portrayal of Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory and Abed Nadir from Community.
The Mind is the Medium: Mental Illness in Pop Culture, Part 2
Overthinking Culture
Massive Multiplayer Original Position: John Rawl-zi and Video Game Justice
What can John Rawls’ “veil of ignorance” tell us about justice within video games—and outside of them?
Think Tank: Muggle Quidditch
The Overthinkers hop on their broomsticks for a quick tour of the competitive Quidditch phenomenon.
Wrestlemania: The Rock for Beginners
The Overthinker Becomes the Overthunked
Thy Harlem Come, Thy Shake Be Done: Searching for the Divine in “The Harlem Shake”
What does the Harlem Shake have to do with Judeo-Christian narratives of prophecy, revelation, and redemption? Quite a lot, actually.
The Evitability of Football Narratives
Read the morning-after headlines from Super Bowl XLVII and you’ll get a sense for the inevitable story that played out in New Orleans – of destiny being fulfilled. The Baltimore Ravens’ defense, pushed around for most of the second half … Continued
Overthinking Google Zeitgeist, 2012 Edition
What do five years of annual top Google Trending Searches reveal about the spirit of our times?
