Dripping with American Pride
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America on Overthinking It
What hath Zod wrought? Dude culture and the future of American discourse.
Have you seen the May 5 cover of Time Magazine? Christopher Lambert has seen it, and it’s difficult to tell whether he’s amused or not. Hey, he’s Christopher Lambert — the man doesn’t have a ton of range. But he … Continued
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TOP SECRET: Transcript from the Spitzer Interrogations
AGENT JONES: Spill it, Spitzer. SPITZER: You’ve got nothing on me. Quit wasting your time. AGENT JONES: We know you did it. All of it. SPITZER: I don’t know what you’re talking about. AGENT JONES: We have the documents, Eliot. … Continued
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The Most Mismatched Fistfights in Movie History: Jean-Claude Van Damme v. Raul Julia
[This post begins a five-part weekly series by Matthew Belinkie. Come back every Friday for a new installment. —Ed.] The Movie: Street Fighter Why It Strains Credulity: Van Damme was 34, and a former kickboxing champion. Julia was 54, and … Continued
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Six Words or Less
The authors of Freakonomics posted on their NY Times Blog an invitation for readers to submit a six word motto for the US. Being industrious, the crew of Overthinking It individually submitted some suggestions, which were denied (!) by whoever … Continued
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Soulja Boy Up In This Blog
I know that I missed the time when it was socially relevant to talk about Crank Dat by about three months, but whatever. It’s the internet. And I think that the song deserves some digging-into. First, a little refresher course: … Continued
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Overthinking It (Rambo Week Postscript)
No sooner did I finish my weeklong series on Rambo than I came across this little corner of the blogosphere, and I think it, as much as anything else, helps me clarify why I bothered to do a weeklong series … Continued
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The Two Faces of Sly
This week, I’ve delved into the True Meaning of Rambo in preparation for his (brief) return from irrelevance. Today, I’ll close the series out with a quick look at two great characters Mr. Stallone originated — one has his own … Continued
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The American Tragic Hero #1 — John Rambo
Above all else, America is dedicated to the proposition that “what happened to other countries isn’t going to happen to us.” As such, our variations on the tragic hero struggle to buck free of their core restrictions, often with startling … Continued
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