“You want me on that wall. You NEED me on that wall.” Must a civilized society use uncivilized means to protect itself?
A Few Good Starfleet Officers
Avengers on Overthinking It
The Nuclear Option: Batman, Iron Man, and Attitudes Toward Power
Jus In Bello and the Fury Doctrine
Episode 202: Putting on the Meat Dress
The Overthinkers tackle listener feedback for the first time in six months and preview the summer movies of 2012.
Red on the Ledger: The Avengers and Sexual Violence
How Whedon/Johanssens’s Black Widow advances heroic symbolism and political discourse around survivors of sexual violence.
Episode 201: A Smash Rate of A New Yorker per Second
Marvel’s The Avengers: Meetup, Roundup, and Open Thread
Overthinkers, Assemble! The summer’s first big blockbuster is here, and by most accounts, it’s gonna be a good one.
“The Avengers” vs. “The Revengers”
Open Thread for October 14 2011
Brewing this Open Thread for 15 minutes unlocks its special tannins, extending lifespan and granting cat-like reflexes. 14 minutes, poison. The box office this weekend contains one remake (Footloose), one prequel that’s essentially a remake (The Thing) and a bird-watching … Continued
Episode 160: Bringing a Gun to a Shield Fight
The Overthinkers tackle “Captain America: The First Avenger.”