Miami Justice: Two Sides of the Same Coin
On punishment and vigilantism in “Dexter” and “Burn Notice”
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On punishment and vigilantism in “Dexter” and “Burn Notice”
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In a follow-up years in the making, we re-examine the philosophy of the Nolan Batman and his will-to-life.
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Pop musicians love quoting Friedrich Nietzsche. But do they love what he means?
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Wrather, Fenzel, and Perich tackle Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
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Let’s explain what pretended to happen in that movie you just watched.
Cowboy Bebop takes a turn for the self-reflective, raises doubts about the persistence of identity, and throws a dog into a minefield. Kind of a busy half-hour, truth be told.
Please note: this article contains three references to genital injury, two of them illustrated. You have been warned. Plato said that comedy comes from enjoying the suffering of others. Aristotle argued that comedy comes from the ridiculous or from deformities … Continued
Charlie Brown. Christian Martyr, or existential figure of shame and scorn?
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The Overthinkers tackle the Grammys, Dollhouse, agency and rights, knowledge-on-demand, and autotune.
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The Overthinkers tackle the Golden Globes, the late night debacle (big winner: Arsenio), and the misattribution of agency.
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