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.
The Impact of an Arrow to the Knee
Why has Skyrim’s “arrow to the knee” become a meme?
Vote for Reader’s Choice 2011
Pick your favorite Overthinking It article from 2011!
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Open Thread for December 23, 2011
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
Readers’ Choice: Nominate the Best Articles of 2011
Nominate your favorite Overthinking It articles from 2011 for the Readers’ Choice award.
Gaze as Language in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Why doesn’t Smiley ever take his glasses off?
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Overthinking Google Zeitgeist 2011: Rebecca Black Retrospective
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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Think Tank: When Good Shows Go Bad
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?
Overthinking the New Fall Lineup: One Very Specific Aspect of Hell on Wheels
However much it might like to be, Hell on Wheels is no Deadwood.
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Open Thread for December 16, 2011
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