She, Her, Hers
Who is Spike Jonze’s “Her” really about?
Didn’t like Bob Dylan’s Chrysler Super Bowl commercial? Then you’ll hate this.
The answer, my friend, is drivin’ a sedan. The answer is drivin’ a sedan.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, 1967-2014
A remembrance of the great actor from one of the many who know him as “that guy from that movie.”
Conspicuous Consumption: The Socioeconomics of Hannibal
Will Grahams of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!
Reader, I Buried Him: Jane Eyre’s Battles with Monsters
What do a vampire, a zombie, and a werewolf tell us about how society’s fears have changed over three centuries?
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Punktuation: The Politics of Diacritical Symbols in Band Names
On the inextricable relationship between rock & roll, grammar, and authority.
Unraveling the Leopard Print Mystery of Katy Perry’s “Roar”
Did Katy Perry kill a leopard and skin it to make the sexy top she’s wearing in this music video?
Now We Are Six
Overthinking It celebrates another anniversary, and I am led to wonder, “Who remembers their twenty-second birthday?”
Archer, How I Met Your Mother, and Comedic Reinvention
How I Met Your Mother and Archer have reinvented themselves for the 2013-2014 TV season. Why would a comedy change courses so drastically?
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A Spoiler-Free Breakdown of the Game of Thrones Season 4 Trailer
Who are all these people? I’m pretending I don’t know. But let’s talk about the kind of season of television that would show them all looking at stuff in this concerned manner.
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