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Lee Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 7:00am

The Prestige Factor For Actors

Believe it or not, this is actually a surprise cameo from the new Transformers movie.

Measuring actors’ Prestige Factor by their movies’ release dates

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Lee Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 7:00am

Statistical Analysis of Movie Title Lengths

Source for this and all other data: boxofficemojo.com

Spoiler alert: weak R squared values ahead.

Lee Monday, January 31st, 2011 7:00am

“Super Bowl” vs “Superbowl”: An American Spelling Crisis? Update: AVERTED

“Super Bowl” vs “Superbowl”: An American Spelling Crisis? Update: AVERTED

Is it “Super Bowl” or “Superbowl”?

fenzel Monday, November 15th, 2010 10:39am

In Defense of One-Dimensional Characters

Is the "three-dimensional" Wonka the "better" Wonka?

How do you solve a problem like Cassandra?

Guest Writer Monday, July 5th, 2010 7:00am

Newtonian Inconsistencies in Lena’s “Satellite”

Guest writer Mark Laughter examines this year’s Eurovision winner and its disrespect for basic physics.

Shana Mlawski Monday, December 14th, 2009 7:00am

From Scooby to Scrappy: An Analysis of Cartoon Doghood

From Scooby to Scrappy: An Analysis of Cartoon Doghood

So, uh, why can Scrappy Doo talk but Scooby can’t again?

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fenzel Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 10:00am

The How of Who

The Doctor Ex Machina

Are you a good Deus Ex Machina, or a bad Deus Ex Machina?

Overthinking It

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