USA at the 2010 World Cup: Pop Culture Roundup
Dodge Muscle Cars, “Team America: World Police,” and Elvis: staples of America’s World Cup pop culture hegemonic discourse.
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Overthinking Cool Runnings: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sanka Coffie
An Olympic Hero for those of us who don’t like hard work.
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Episode 85: I have to get knives and fight evil!
The Overthinkers tackle the Olympics and reveal their valentines.
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Yankee Swap Book Review: On the Court with… Hakeem Olajuwon
Does the Dream even know he has biographies for sale for a cent at Goodwill?
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Time Out! Music, Football, and Suspension of Disbelief in “Glee”
“Glee” is a show about music, not football. It should stick to what it knows best.
“Superbowl” vs “Super Bowl”: An American Spelling Crisis
America can’t even spell “Super Bowl” correctly. Google Trends proves it.
Steelers and Steel: Sports Teams and Their Respective Commodities
Overthinking It salutes this year’s Super Bowl champions with some totally unnecessary Excel.
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Casey At the Bat: The Color Commentary
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. A dominating closer? If so, how come nobody’s striking out? These guys are putting the ball in play, … Continued
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Episode 11: SPECIAL: Olympics!
All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes Matthew Belinkie, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 2008 Summer Olympics. Download Episode 11 (AAC Format)
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Guys in Green Shirts
Okay, sorry for my time away sports fans. Let’s pick up where we left off. In the last two posts, I’ve discussed the inversion at the heart of sports movies — how the screen serves as a window and a … Continued
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