The 5 Most Popular Posts of 2011
We know you love vegetables and PBS—at least, when we ask you to self-report. But here’s what Overthinking It’s most popular posts of 2011 really were.
We know you love vegetables and PBS—at least, when we ask you to self-report. But here’s what Overthinking It’s most popular posts of 2011 really were.
Why has Skyrim’s “arrow to the knee” become a meme?
Pick your favorite Overthinking It article from 2011!
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Comments piling in an Open Thread … Movie clips and corny gags … We throw together some Metacritic links And hit “Submit” while Wrather nags … Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Are there other holidays? I don’t know! (It’s not Tet … Continued
Nominate your favorite Overthinking It articles from 2011 for the Readers’ Choice award.
Why doesn’t Smiley ever take his glasses off?
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Last year, I published a diatribe against Google Zeitgeist and how it plays fast and loose with the definition of “zeitgeist.” I argued that rather than “capture the defining spirit or mood” of the times, Google Zeitgeist audaciously and erroneously … Continued
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A lot of great shows run out of steam long before they leave the airwaves. In this Think Tank, the Overthinkers discuss those once mighty shows and why they fell. What show do you think fell furthest and why?
However much it might like to be, Hell on Wheels is no Deadwood.
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Angels sing, are you harking? Open Threads, full of snarking It’s Oscar-bait season Enough of a reason To Overthink a winter Open Thread … We’re getting closer to Christmas, Overthinkers! Light an Advent / Hanukkah candle and make a wish, … Continued