Musical Talmud: Hotline Bling
On a surface level, Hotline Bling is about slut-shaming. But dig down deeper….and it’s still about slut-shaming, but in a way worth of Overthinking.
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Morality is black and white and red and green and brown
This week’s comics make some tough choices. Featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Daredevil, and Saga.
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Think Tank: Bless the Rains, Taste the Cultural Rainbow
The question is not “Is the Toto song any good?” but rather, “is the Toto song the best that could be hoped for?”
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Horace and Pete are Sad: Why Should We Care?
On Saturday, Louis C.K. dropped a surprise American theatrical melodrama on all of us. Does it matter?
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The Nicholas Sparks Challenge
Can true love withstand a marathon viewing of all 12 movies based on Nicholas Sparks books?
This Is the Golden Age of TV Musicals and You’re Missing It
If someone sings a love ballad and no one tunes in, does it make a sound?
The Rabbit Samurai and the Reluctant Bride
We read and analyze Usagi Yojimbo #151 and how Stan Sakai manages to keep it fresh do a lot with deceptively simple storytelling techniques.
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The Mushroom Industrial Complex: The Dark Economy of Princess Peach’s Mushroom Kingdom
Sure, Bowser seems like a bad egg. But are his attempts to kidnap the sitting head of state the main thing keeping the Mushroom Kingdom’s economy afloat? You say “evil tortoise wizard,” I say “job creator.”
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Thomas the Think Tank Engine
Join us as we analyze the dystopian hellscape of the Island of Sodor and its unfortunate locomotive citizens.
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Introducing Overthinking It Memberships
On the 8th Anniversary of this site, we are proud to launch Overthinking It Memberships, a chance to support the site you love and get cool stuff in return.
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