On “Gangnam Style” and Misinterpreting Pop Culture
I turned my failure to understand the meaning of “Gangnam Style” into a two-by-two matrix of Misinterpreting Pop Culture.
Because It’s There: Prometheus, Scott Pilgrim and Authenticity
A fictional product from a fictional story becomes a real product. What does this mean for the story?
The Trickster Redeem’d: A Lévi-Straussian Analysis of “School of Rock”
An analysis of Dewey Finn from “School of Rock” as a mythological trickster.
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OTI Meetup London 2012
Join other UK- and Europe-based Overthinkers in London the evening of Tuesday, August 21, 2012 for the first ever international OTI meetup.
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Minority Report and Prescient Technology
Do popular visions of the future predict future technologies, or inspire them?
OTI Movie Night: Expendables 2
Friday, August 17, in New York City and Boston
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Romney-Ryan: The Buddy Cop Movie
These guys aren’t about to go Galt. They’re teaming up for a budget-slashing battle royale.
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In Defense of Evil Killer Robots From the Future
On “evil” robots and the problem of philosophical zombies.
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Angry Birds Power-Ups Flap in the Face of the Olympic Spirit
Rovio rocked automatic updaters with the Angry Birds 2.2.0 update, a harrowing prospect, set against the backdrop of the ongoing London 2012 Olympics.
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Contest! Win Tickets to Terminator Too: Judgment Play in NYC, August 11, 2012
Hey Overthinkers in the New York City Area! Do you share Lee’s obsession with Terminator? Do you enjoy farcical live-action adaptations of your favorite 90’s action movies? Do you want to see an audience member don assless chaps and play … Continued