Overthinking The Terminator, 30th Anniversary Edition
30 years later, what makes the endoskeletal Terminator such an enduring symbol of technology gone awry?
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Posts by Mark Lee on Overthinking It
SPECIAL “REPORT”: New York Comic-Con 2014
Sectarian violence! Desperate crowds! Religious cults! Shana Mlawski from Overthinking It files a special “report” from the convention floor.
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Trucks in Country Music Lyrics, 2005-2014, Part 2
Ford vs. Chevy, Men vs. Women, Obama vs. Country Music Fans.
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Trucks in Country Music Lyrics, 2005-2014
Just how often do country songs reference trucks, and why?
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Episode 322: Hello Kitty: The Horrible Sanrio Dystopia
The Overthinkers tackle Sin City 2’s box office flop, the taxonomy of Hello Kitty, and the appeal of watching live video game streaming on Twitch TV.
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Rachelhood: Batman, Boyhood, and Suspension of Disbelief
What’s more remarkable: “Boyhood” using the same actors for the same characters over 12 years, or us accepting all of those instances where different actors play the same character?
The Game Theory of “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
How apes and humans employ rational decision making in post-apocalyptic San Francisco.
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“Didn’t I Promise You Fireworks?” A Bold Proposal for an “Independence Day” 20th Anniversary Celebration
If a Powerbook can hack an alien spaceship, then surely we can pull this off.
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Have We Reached Peak Superhero? Part II, Bonus Post-Credits Graph
A data visualization of the rise of Marvel & DC superhero movies, 1978-2014
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Have We Reached Peak Superhero? Part II: The Winter Statistician
A revised look at the statistics of superhero movies and if there’s any indication that they’ve hit their peak.
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