The commercials for Axe Body Spray have always appealed to men’s worst instincts, and recently they’ve taken an even more disturbing turn. See, Axe used to put out commercials like this: This one is an absurdly ramped-up version of the … Continued
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Overthinkers, today I’ll leave off the deep analysis and instead turn to some heavy lifting. It’s something that I can only do after years of training, but it’s something you all need to be able to do. It’s your duty. … Continued
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The sperm whale? Oh ha ha, real mature everybody. What are we, like twelve? Honestly, this has got to stop. And in case you thought that maybe “sperm,” in this case, had some sort of esoteric, alternate meaning, no, it … Continued
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And it’s not even *good* fanfic. Obama and Palin are Mary Sues, the pair of them. Let me be clear: Obama and Palin, the human beings, are as complex and irreducible as any other human beings. But Obama and Palin, … Continued
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I don’t know what people are thinking when the use the word “nonplussed” to mean the opposite of “moved” or “impressed”. Maybe that those things are “plusses” and the person is not any of them. The word “nonplussed” means “surprised”, … Continued
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Once upon a time, an 80s girl was reading a subversive comic book in a diner while listening to that one A-ha song everyone likes. But lo! Out of one of the comic’s frames pops a sketchy hand – the … Continued
Never again will the real have the chance to produce itself — such is the vital function of the model in a system of death, or rather of anticipated resurrection, that no longer even gives the event of death a … Continued
Gmail launched in March of 2004. That means that the service has been up and running for longer than the entirety of World War II American involvement in World War II. It now has tens of millions of users. Google … Continued
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[Second in a series. See also part 1, “Don’t Stop Believing.”] Oh, the Ramones, those sages of rock. No subject is too lofty nor banal for their insightful commentary, be it existential angst (“Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”) or … Continued
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After skipping a couple of months, overthinkingit.com rejoins the Final Girl Film Club with a review of Strait-Jacket. Somewhat unusually, the review below is SPOILER-FREE. I mean, you’ll learn a couple of little things about the movie, but the big … Continued
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