What Kind of Magic: The Gathering Karaoke Wizard Are You?
Tommie, Jodie and Spike are the wizards on the mic.
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Dissecting Lucy’s Brain
Once you get past the bad science, “Lucy” actually provides some useful metaphors for understanding how the human brain works.
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SF/F Football: What’s the “Fantasy” in Fantasy Football?
What puts the “Fantasy” in Fantasy Football? And what’s the common thread between “The Expendables” and your Fantasy Team?
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Ninja Turtles 2014 in Context
How does the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie compare to other notable adaptations? Richard Rosenbaum gives you The Ugly, the Bad and the Good (in that order).
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Robin Williams (1951-2014)
We mourn the loss of a beloved and inimitable talent.
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Musical Talmud: Rude by MAGIC!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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?
Rewriting the Future: Retroactive Continuity as Marketing
When is changing the past the right decision? When it’s profitable.
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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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Is Jack Bauer a Lannister or a Stark?
Jack Bauer is headed for Westeros. To which House will he pledge his loyalty? Or will he go rogue? (Spoiler: He’s going to go rogue.)
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